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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...
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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...
#Festival: Got Key Lime? - A bowl of food - Key lime pie

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT KEY LIME PIE?

A friend asked my wife and I if we were going to have some Key lime pie on our trip to the Florida Keys....
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LETTER TO EDITOR: I OWN A GUN, NOT A HIGH-POWERED KILLING MACHINE

Dear Editor, We as a community and as a nation should be bothered more by those who have a bigger problem with the discussion of...
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LETTER: A LOOK BACK AT KEY WEST’S PRIDE & EQUALITY EFFORTS

Dear Editor,  Decades ago, Jerry Falwell and Anita Bryant rose to notoriety demonizing homosexuals by saying God had created an entire group of people who...
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LETTER TO EDITOR: CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES — NOW WHAT?

The hat trick in life is to die without regret or remorse. It has a lot to do with what my wife calls the...
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LETTER TO EDITOR: MEMORIAL DAY HONORS THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

The horror and absolute brutality endured by members of our armed forces on battlefields throughout our nation's history can cause one to shutter. Grotesque...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: FRIENDS OF OLD SEVEN COMPLETES MISSION

Friends, We are extremely pleased to inform you that the long-awaited reopening of the Old Seven Mile Bridge commenced on Jan. 12, 2022. The Old Seven...
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LETTER TO EDITOR: GET YOUR PROSTATE TESTED

In September 1999, I went for my normal physical check up at the Key Largo VA Clinic.  Everything looked fine on my blood work. ...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: CLOSING MALLORY DOCK TO CRUISE SHIPS IS A MISTAKE

Dear Editor, By virtually closing our historic Mallory Dock to small cruise ships the city is making a huge mistake. Currently there are 15 small...