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MILES TO GO: WHAT’S IN A WORD? (AS MANY POINTS AS POSSIBLE)

“Ajou” is not a word. Well, not in English, anyway. (And the existence of an Ajou University somewhere in Korea doesn't change that fact.) Glop, however,...
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MILES TO GO: KIDS CAN’T CATCH; I’M CONCERNED

I'm concerned. This is a problem. Kids can't catch. Seriously. It's bad enough they can't write in cursive, read a map or count back change. But they...
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MILES TO GO: PACK IT IN FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL

(Note: This column originally appeared in the Keys Weekly’s latest Holiday magazine. available now inside local businesses and online at keysweekly.com.) Ah, holiday travel.  This is...
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OPINION: AN AMERICAN’S TAKE ON THE ROYAL SENDOFF

Well if that wasn’t the longest funeral in the history of the world. Television news teams around the world claimed Queen Elizabeth II’s recent death...
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MILES TO GO: HAVE CAT, WILL TRAVEL

I did a double take while driving down Packer Street the other night. A woman in workout attire was walking briskly with a leash...
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MILES TO GO: THIS MAY CHANGE YOUR OPINION OF ME

In the interest of full disclosure, and as a longtime and (hopefully) trusted news provider in the community, I feel I should reveal something...
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MILES TO GO: ALEXA’S ULTERIOR MOTIVES

Let me get this straight.  Giant corporations can activate listening devices in millions of American homes as often as they're willing to pay for it....
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MILES TO GO: SUMMERS ‘DOWN THE SHORE’

I realized during a conversation with a coworker the other day, I’ve never spent a Fourth of July in Key West. I’ve lived here...
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MILES TO GO: I WAS WRONG; LEAD THE WAY

I was skeptical at first, cynical even. Forced fraternization with 15 strangers? Impossibly enthusiastic facilitators? Tedious team-building exercises? Not really my thing.  This program, this Leadership...
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FROM THE EDITOR: DON’T WAIT TO CELEBRATE – KEYS WOMAN MAGAZINE

I’ve never been one to save new shoes, new clothes, good food or expensive wine for a super-special, just-right occasion. Life’s too short, despite...