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WILD THINGS: THERE AREN’T ENOUGH WORDS FOR BLUE

Indigo buntings don’t have a particularly distinctive shape. They’re round little things about the height and weight of a pack of cigarettes with a modest but sturdy...
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KEY WEST WOMAN’S CLUB INVESTS IN KEY WEST WORKFORCE

Tina Adkins owns and operates the Key West Beauty Academy on Kennedy Drive, which offers a full 18-month training program in hair, nails and cosmetology with day...
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KEYS HISTORY: WIFE OF RIGHTER PERKY MADE HER OWN NEWS

Helen Nellie Davis was no wallflower. She was born on Dec. 11, 1879, in Baltimore. Because her story is more interesting and complicated than can be told...
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KAYLEE MATAS CABEZUELO

Kaylee Matas CabezueloSenior, Key WestTrack & Field “Kaylee is a multi-event student-athlete who works hard in the classroom as well as on the track.” – Dave Perkins, Conchs...
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APPALACHIAN VOICES: BOOK REVIEWS FROM THE HILLS AND HOLLERS OF KENTUCKY

Someplace Like HomeBy Bob Conn Jenny Caudill spent her whole life in Kentucky near the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Her father was a mechanic while her mother...
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REEF THE FOX CHATS WITH FRED THE TREE ON ‘ROAD HOUSE’ APPEARANCE

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” I have the interview to top all interviews this week.  I have another local celebrity who just...
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THREE KEYS WEIGHTLIFTERS ARE STATES-BOUND

Coral Shores and Marathon sent their strongest athletes to Frostproof on April 4 for the FHSAA 1A Region 4 championships in boys weightlifting. When the chalk settled...
John Bartus

JOHN BARTUS: HEALTH CARE CYBERATTACK CRIPPLES NATION’S PAYMENT SYSTEM

At the beginning of 2020, the city of Marathon was hit with a ransomware cyberattack. The perpetrators found a way into the city’s main computer server, and...
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HIP TO THE SCENE: IT’S ALL ABOUT HARMONY

Harmony: the sound of more than one note played simultaneously. The definition seems simple enough, but harmony and its effects on the brain have been the subject...
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CONCHS DOMINATE & FINS SET RECORDS AT MARATHON TRACK MEET

A total of seven South Florida teams descended on Marathon for the Middle Keys Invitational on April 8. Among those teams were all the Monroe County high...

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