KWHS boasts superb staff
KWHS boasts superb staff BY LOLA FETTIS AND ELISABETH WELSH KONK LIFE STUDENT WRITERS This year, Key West High School (KWHS) holds the high honor …
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Key West HS JV Softball Has Undefeated Season
Key West HS JV Softball Has Undefeated Season BY SOPHIA WARDLOW AND EMILY RUSSELL KONK LIFE STUDENT WRITERS After many successful games, the Key West …
Small vessels, boats threaten shallow water habitats in Florida Keys
Small vessels, boats threaten shallow water habitats in Florida Keys What you can do to help By Gena Parsons March 27, 2019 Boats crisscross …
Vietnam Veterans Day / DID YOU EVER GO CAMPING?
Vietnam Veterans Day / DID YOU EVER GO CAMPING? By 1LT Jerry Hughes US Army Vietnam Sep 69 -Sep 70 To this day, now 50 …
Vietnam Memorial Day / Vietnam Memories of Thomas Kelly
Vietnam Memorial Day / Vietnam Memories of Thomas Kelly I hear from my Marine buds every February 7th. We talk about that day in 1968 …
James “Jim” E. Lamberson Jr. Security Police, Military Training Advisor, and First Sergeant, USAF-Apr 1973 to Sept 1996, Retired.
James “Jim” E. Lamberson Jr. Security Police, Military Training Advisor, and First Sergeant, USAF-Apr 1973 to Sept 1996, Retired. I arrived at Korat RTAAFB, Thailand …
The Coast Guard in Viet-Nam
The Coast Guard in Viet-Nam Bill Verge, Former City Commissioner and USCGC INGHAM MUSEUM I had recently graduated from the University of Miami and was …
A Dramatic Finish
A Dramatic Finish BY VIVIAN CARPER, KAILA KIRKPATRICK, AND PARIS CRONE KONK LIFE STUDENT WRITERS The Key West High School (KWHS) Drama Club plans to …
A GREAT SEA STORY / SS Warrimoo
A GREAT SEA STORY ……… . The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way …
Key West good Samaritan asks help relocating Osprey nests
Key West good Samaritan asks help relocating Osprey nests BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Joe Hall wouldn’t exactly call himself a bird lover …
Controversial Thriller Raises the Question, “What If?” About the Catholic Church
Controversial Thriller Raises the Question, “What If?” About the Catholic Church Q&A WITH ROGER KAZANOWSKI AUTHOR OF A CHANGE OF FAITH Question: What inspired you …
How to talk so your doctor will listen
How to talk so your doctor will listen By Millisa Martin My grandmother’s and mother’s generation believed medical doctors were the gods of medicine. Physicians …
When doctors and interns commit suicide
When doctors and interns commit suicide It’s a taboo topic. It’s a hush-hush topic. And because September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, I …
Ten Questions to Ask While Readying Your Outdoor Power Equipment
Ten Questions to Ask While Readying Your Outdoor Power Equipment OPEI Offers Tips to Help Home & Business Owners Prepare Ahead of Storms, Hurricanes and …
The National LGBTQ Task Force: Journalism Should Be Protected and Honored
The National LGBTQ Task Force: Journalism Should Be Protected and Honored The Task Force Celebrates Robin Roberts and Sam Champion at our Miami …
5 Tips To Help You Live A Poetic Life
5 Tips To Help You Live A Poetic Life Poetry reading is on the rise. Almost 29 million U.S. adults now read poetry that’s not …
September 2018 is the month for suicide awareness & prevention
September 2018 is the month for suicide awareness & prevention Each year 44,965 Americans die by suicide, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. …
Dinghy Dreams / An adventure in its own right!
Dinghy Dreams / An adventure in its own right! By Emily I arrived in Northern Florida after meandering my way along the East Coast waterways …
Six Tips To Keep Pets Safe During Storm Season
Six Tips To Keep Pets Safe During Storm Season While no one is immune from the devastation of a natural disaster, preparing before a storm …
RADIANT SHADOWS / By Bud Navero
RADIANT SHADOWS By Bud Navero I. She sat on the curb, head down, watching her dark oily reflection waver in the gutterwash. A small plastic …