LETTER TO EDITOR: BLUEPRINT PROPOSAL REQUIRES COMMENT & COMPROMISE
It’s been almost three years since NOAA introduced the concept of Restoration Blueprint, a plan for restoring the diminished habitat of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: REVIEW & PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE RESTORATION BLUEPRINT
We are lucky to live, work and play in one of the most biodiverse places in the world, teeming with life by land and by sea. On...
LETTER: YELLING AT THE TV DURING ISLAMORADA COUNCIL MEETINGS
Dear Editor,
For years, I’ve watched the Islamorada Village Council meetings on TV and recently I’ve found myself yelling at my own TV. On June 8, I attended...
OPINION: RETIRED KEY WEST POLICE CHIEF QUESTIONS NEED FOR ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION IN DEPARTMENT
Dear Editor,
As the former chief of the Key West Police Department, I have a unique understanding of the structure and needs of our police department. There are...
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 she was departing...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME
Dear Santa,How nice it would be if you could turn back the clock and send us back to the days of lunch a Richardson's Lunch Shack at...
OPINION: SUPPORT THE SANCTUARY’S RESTORATION BLUEPRINT
As Mayor of Monroe County, my resolution for the new year is to make this the start of a new chapter for our reefs, and I’m asking...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: HOLIDAY THANKS FOR THE HOSPITAL
Dear Editor,
In this season of gratitude, I am thankful for the physicians and employees at Lower Keys Medical Center for their dedication to providing high quality compassionate...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: NEW SANCTUARY PLAN COULD STRIP STATE’S AUTHORITY
“I encourage everyone to contact Governor DeSantis and ask him to veto the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Restoration Blueprint.”
I have closed my statements with the above...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: COUNTY IS LIKELY TO BRING BACK CHARTER PROPOSITION
After 8 months of non-stop cheerleading, and $100,000 plus in taxpayer funds spent on outside attorneys and consultants, a majority of the Monroe County Commissioners had a...
