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LETTER: VIETNAM VETERANS RECEIVE A ‘CEREMONY OF GRATITUDE’ IN KEY LARGO

Dear Editor,  The Ceremony of Gratitude presented by the Daughters of the American Revolution, hosted by Italian Food Company owners Tony and Isis Wright and...
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LETTER: LITERACY IS THE FOUNDATION OF LEARNING

The recent celebration of Celebrate Literacy Week across the Monroe County School District was a vibrant and engaging reminder of the joy that reading...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: OUTSIDE DRUG DEALERS POSED THE GREATEST DANGER IN 20TH STREET...

I want to take this opportunity to clarify the situation on 20th Street and make a clear distinction between the camp residents and the...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: KEYS RUNNERS SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDERS

On Nov. 2, over 200 runners and walkers gathered at Big Pine Community Park to honor first responders locally and nationally in the inaugural...
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LETTER: THANK YOU, JOYCE GRIFFIN, FOR DECADES OF FAIR ELECTIONS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

Dear Editor, Congratulations to our Supervisor of Elections Joyce Griffin on her well-deserved upcoming retirement. During the more than two decades I interacted with Joyce...

OPINION: SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR OPPOSES AMENDMENT 1 FOR PARTISAN SCHOOL ELECTIONS

Florida school board campaigns have recently become overtly political and, in some cases, downright nasty. Do Floridians want local school board races to become...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: BILL ELLER IS AN INSPIRATION AT SWITLIK ELEMENTARY

If you visit the Stanley Switlik campus in Marathon, you will notice a gentle giant who joined the staff three years ago with a...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: BACTERIA LEVELS AT SOME KEY WEST BEACHES POSE RISK

An open letter to Key West dog owners: Please be careful when you or your dog swim at Dog Beach, Higgs Beach and South Beach.  The...
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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION: THE REALITY OF NEW ROGOS

Dear Mayor Raschein and Monroe County Commissioners:  Our 17 organizations represent many thousands of residents of the Keys. We have been watching with interest the...
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OPINION: KEY WEST RESTAURANTS NEED TAX RELIEF

By Bill Lay "Close to perfect, far from normal" is the long-time motto of our small island paradise. It also closely mirrors my experience as...

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