LETTER: SAVE THE KEYS FROM OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
On Jan 6, the Village of Islamorada became the latest governmental body in the Monroe County to unanimously pass a resolution objecting to the...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: COMMUNITY URGED TO TAKE ACTION ON PROPOSED HEALTH AND HUMAN...
In July, Monroe County’s Human Services Advisory Board (HSAB) learned that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) was poised to implement a 50% cut...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MAYOR HENRIQUEZ SHOULD REMOVE VICE MAYOR LISSETTE CAREY
Dear Editor:
It’s been three weeks since the grand jury recommended that Commissioner Lissette Carey resign. Carey immediately made clear she has no intention of...
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...
OPINION: ADVOCACY GROUP URGES PUBLIC TO ATTEND MAY 8 HOSPITAL MEETING
Our Hospital Key West (OHKW) is a citizens advocacy group composed of Key West residents. Its advisers, members and supporters come from all walks...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: INCREASING BUILDING ALLOCATIONS FLIES IN THE FACE OF PUBLIC SAFETY
John Bartus, in his column dated Jan. 25 in the Weekly, rationalized increasing the allocation of ROGO/BPAS allocations in Marathon beyond the current limits...
GUEST COLUMN: COULD PORT OF KEY WEST HANDLE A SHIP-BORNE EMERGENCY?
Twenty-five years ago, on July 20, 1998, the Carnival cruise ship Ecstasy lost power after a small fire ignited in the ship's laundry as...
