JOHN BARTUS: MARATHON REMEMBERS COUNCILMAN FRANK GREENMAN
Franklin Greenman was a friend of mine long before we served on Marathon’s inaugural city council. I respected him as a good local attorney … but I...
JOHN BARTUS: ADVICE FOR STAYING IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
Now that we’re seriously into the Thanksgiving weekend, and the tryptophan and football overdoses are breaking our brains, it’s a sign that the “Official Holiday Season” is...
JOHN BARTUS: THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR
That magical time is upon us – the Holiday Season, or as it is otherwise known, the Consumer Capitalism Season. I trust that we will all be...
JOHN BARTUS: HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY, MARATHON!
This past Saturday marked a special anniversary for the Middle Keys. Before we get there, let’s turn the clocks back a bit.
It was November 1997. People throughout...
JOHN BARTUS: FLIPPING THE BIRD WITH YOUR HEROES
There’s an old adage that goes, “Never meet your heroes. They’ll surely disappoint.” I’m here to tell you that the old adage isn’t always accurate — and...
WEATHER UNDER CONTROL AND OTHER CONSPIRACY THEORIES
One of my favorite quotes, often attributed to Albert Einstein, goes like this: “The only infinite things are the universe and human stupidity. And I’m not sure...
JOHN BARTUS: PICK UP THE KARAOKE MIC AND JOIN THE EMPTY ORCHESTRA BLUES
For those of you who don’t know me past broadcasting, publishing or politics, my first love and passion has always been music. I still perform three to...
JOHN BARTUS: WE GOT LUCKY DODGING THIS STORM
Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 4 monster storm — the most powerful hurricane on record to hit this area. More than 100...
JOHN BARTUS: THOSE BLOODTHIRSTY MOSQUITOES
Blood. The online reference site Wikipedia defines blood as “a specialized bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body’s cells (in animals) – such as nutrients...
JOHN BARTUS: BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME – WHAT’S ON YOUR LIST?
If a person is looking for a list of best albums, a quick Google search will reveal a huge number of lists of the top 50, 100,...
