Opinion: Chaos in the U. S. Postal system
I'm in New York doing some personal business. Knowing that I won't be in Key West on Tuesday, August 18th — election day — I ordered an...
This summer, skip the fertilizer
There’s one garden project that you should skip this summer: fertilizing. As a resident of the Keys, you may be thinking “I haven’t used fertilizer in years...
Goodbye to Mark Porter
This is the week when we say goodbye to Mark Porter, our superintendent of schools.
As president of the Monroe Education Foundation that operates the Take Stock in...
The Hearing Impaired are Struggling
It appears the act of wearing a mask is going to be with us for a while. The Florida Keys, my home, is home to many “hearing impaired”...
OPINION – Cruise ship referendums neither a compromise, nor smart
The Key West Citizen’s June 13th editorial declaring the proposed cruise ship referendums to be “genuine compromise” is misleading to Key West voters. It is difficult to...
Opinion – Safer, cleaner ships will protect jobs
The Key West Chamber of Commerce has been struggling to discredit a report by my group, the
Committee for Safer, Cleaner Ships, that shows cruise ships bring 50%...
SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH; LOOK OUT FOR KIDS, TOO
By Alexsa Leto
As we all continue to navigate the pandemic and economic downturn together, more attention is being given to issues of anxiety and depression — whether...
OPINION – What The Fish? A look into what you are actually eating
You are walking through the aisles of Whole Foods looking for something nice and fresh to cook for dinner. As you head toward the back of the...
OPINION – 2 pandemics, 1 silver lining
Daily news is so intense, it’s mind-numbing. It’s easy to get down about the world being so divided and troubled with no relief in sight. So how...
OPINION – Mosquito
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has announced a public workshop where citizens can ask/present questions about the possible experimental trial in the Florida Keys. It will be...
