Sara Matthis

Sara Matthis thinks community journalism is important, but not serious; likes weird and wonderful children (she has two); and occasionally tortures herself with sprint-distance triathlons, but only if she has a good chance of beating her sister.

City proposes law to regulate taxis

The Marathon City Council seems ready to vote on a new taxi law. Although there are state laws governing passenger vehicles for hire, and...

Let’s hear it for ‘The Mommies’ – Special pack of friends makes motherhood better

This Mother’s Day, I need to thank a special bunch of women. I call them The Mommies, although that’s nowhere cool enough a name...

Undersheriff quietly assumes new role in office 


Monroe County Undersheriff Bill Cameron slipped quietly into the No. 2 spot with little fanfare at the end of January. Most recently the elected...

Marathon High earns high ranking. Middle Keys school recognized for hard course work, hard tests.

All three Keys high schools were ranked in the recent Washington Post’s challenge report. Created by journalist Jay Matthews, the paper ranks the schools...

Key West runner returns safely from Boston

Key West runner Roy Coley had already finished the Boston Marathon and was two blocks away when two blasts rocked the finish line. “The surreal...

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