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In Key West, focus on preventing crime, crashes

I am a resident of Key West and really enjoy life here. But I am very disappointed with the rise in crime as reported in the Keynoter on May 11.

Posted: Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:00 AM EDT

Foster parents are essential in the Florida Keys

May is National Foster Parent Appreciation Month. In recognition of the caring, selfless foster parents of Monroe County, Wesley House Family Services, together with Our Kids Miami-Dade/Monroe, held two events to celebrate. The first was in Key West for families living in the Lower Keys.

Posted: Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:30 AM EDT

Laundry closure shows Marathon isn't business-friendly

When I owned the Maytag laundry in Marathon, about 25 percent of my business came from the boaters at Boot Key. The city now has at least three washers and dryers for the boaters at the City of Marathon Marina.

Posted: Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:00 AM EDT

A major cat-astrophe is avoided

I was delivering my two cats to Dr. Michael Dunn at Keys Animal Hospital on Overseas Highway in Marathon for a checkup when the carrier transporting both cats fell apart as the office assistant held the front door.

Posted: Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:30 AM EDT

Allowing No Name electricity is a missed opportunity

A recent editorial slammed Alicia Putney as an "obstructionist" for her long struggle to keep No Name Key off the power grid. It also claimed there were very few "true solar communities" anywhere in the world.

Posted: Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:00 AM EDT

  • Marathon's correct in enacting taxi regulations

    I would like to thank the Marathon City Council, particularly Ginger Snead and Dick Ramsay, for supporting taxi regulation in Marathon.

    Posted - Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:00 AM EDT

  • Reporting drunk drivers can save lives

    The Florida Keys Overseas Highway is a dangerous strip of road. This is the case from beginning to end.

    Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:29 AM EDT

  • Gracias, Los Padres

    Marathon Middle and High School's Los Padres Committee has gathered for the final meeting of the school year. The group is made up of all parents of students enrolled in the English as a Second Language program at the school.

    Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:28 AM EDT

  • Editorial about No Name electricity wasn't fair

    You overstepped the rules of decency in the editorial on May 18. While it is entitled to its opinion on whether or not electricity should be allowed on No Name Key, to personally attack Alicia Putney was unconscionable.

    Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:25 AM EDT

  • Referendum on Key West dredging obfuscates

    I admit it, I am a worrier. I keep thinking about the Key West referendum on a study to dredge the shipping channel in Key West Harbor and worry what could go wrong. What have we not considered before the wording and parameters are set in stone?

    Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:24 AM EDT