Enjoy your three-day Labor Day weekend because starting this coming week, some hard work lies ahead. This is when taxing authorities get down to the nitty-gritty of crafting their 2010-11 budgets, which are financed by you, the taxpayers.
Posted - Saturday, September 04, 2010 12:00 PM EDT
Educators hear excuses for bad behavior all the time. Statements like “the dog ate my homework” or “he made me do it” have become cliché. But ridiculous defenses like them have always been used and kids will forever come up with even more creative ones to give future educators and parents.
Posted - Thursday, September 02, 2010 06:05 PM EDT
And so, we close one more door on the painful School District finance scandal with Tuesday's guilty plea by former Adult Education Coordinator Monique Acevedo. The sentence handed down by Judge Mark Jones -- eight years in prison followed by 22 years on probation, and full restitution of the more than $400,000 she stole -- sends a clear message.
Posted - Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:25 AM EDT
I am confident this letter will elicit howls from the peanut gallery that I am a Conch Bubba-cuzzy for what I am about to say. Be that as it may, as a 29-year lawyer with great familiarity of our legal system, I am proud that Circuit Court Judge Mark Jones maintained the dignity and respect to which our judicial system is entitled in his sentencing of Randy and Monique Acevedo in the wake of the School District finance scandal.
Posted - Saturday, September 04, 2010 11:03 AM EDT
We in the Florida Keys have many reminders of previous hurricanes, but none more poignant than the Hurricane Monument in Islamorada.
Posted - Saturday, September 04, 2010 11:00 AM EDT
As new president of Middle and Upper Keys Toastmasters, I have the privilege of continuing to move forward in a dynamic direction started by prior dedicated Toastmasters like Cheryl Roll, Wanda Brock, Nancy Lucas, Jack Thorley and previous President Chris Bull.
Posted - Saturday, September 04, 2010 10:55 AM EDT
Pelicans can live a long time, and they get to do it in the Keys.
So, this is it... I’m moving into the next half of a century but I’m obviously among good company. Who wouldn’t want to be a manatee or a pelican? It’s better than being an insignificant guppy or a gnat with limited life spans. Right? Did you know that another one of our local residents, the turkey buzzard, can live up to 118 years? Sure, they aren’t too pretty, but I’ll bet they could care less.
Posted - Friday, August 27, 2010 11:00 AM EDT
Tire Pressure:Check
Oil: Check
Gas Tank Filled: Check
Coffee Mug: Check
3 Booster Seats: Check
Valium: Check
Backpack: Check
Okay, I’m ready to face carpooling for another year. I think.
Posted - Friday, August 13, 2010 09:27 AM EDT
What do bubbles have to do with traffic? When do antennas mean calling in sick? How is butter related to Lycra?
Posted - Friday, July 30, 2010 11:00 AM EDT
