Mike Howie

Mike Howie has been the copy editor at Keys Weekly since January 2017. Before that, he spent 38 years as a reporter and editor for a daily newspaper in Illinois. He has been a teacher at the elementary, secondary and university levels. He can't swim.

Police chief saves the day – and pictures

The boat parade was almost over.  We had a great spot, at the end of the Seventh Street canal on Key Colony Beach. The boats,...

MY BAD – There is an ‘i’ in stupid

I have the best wife in the world. No, no, I’m sure your wife is great, too. But mine stopped laughing, oh, 120 seconds after she...

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