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KWHS Student Accepted to Harvard KONK LIFE STUDENT WRITER BY EMMA SCEPKOVA Like a dandelion, blowing through a gentle breeze or through the turbulent winds …

Woodrow Wilson’s Case of the Flu, and How Pandemics Change History By Steve Coll On the evening of April 3, 1919, in Paris, President Woodrow Wilson …

Guardian ad Litem Rising to the Occasion By Alexsa Leto, Guardian ad Litem Director for the 16th Judicial Circuit April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, …

Battle Lines By David Berger MD Key West The Coronavirus pandemic has been unprecedented stress on health care delivery. There are more patients, sicker patients, …

Boys Lacrosse Going for the Gold BY WESLEY HAZZARD KONK LIFE STUDENT WRITER Key West High School’s (KWHS) lacrosse program was established in 2015 by …

Natalia Kazaryan to perform Impromptu Classical Concert March 8 Noted pianist Natalia Kazaryan will perform an Impromptu Classical Concerts presentation at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at …

Priscilla Coote Island Dream  By Nance Frank Priscilla Coote opens her much-anticipated show this year, Island Dream, on February 22. It is a journey to the imagination for some, and …

ON JULY 20, 1969, AS COMMANDER OF THE APOLLO 11 LUNAR MODULE, NEIL ARMSTRONG WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON   …

Why Summer is the Most Dangerous Time for Abused Children: And How You Can Help Do you realize that an abusive parent is inescapable in the …

State of Florida addresses Human Sex Trafficking with State Bill By J. Timothy Gratz Human sex trafficking is a nonconsensual sex act a) by an …

Bahama Village Summer Music Program Teaches Keys Children Music By Emily Bracher   The Bahama Village Music Program is a local non-profit that provides free …

Breast cancer patients get a retreat in Key West By Susan Mitchell Little Pink Houses of Hope came to Key West this week to give …

Navy veteran recalls D-Day horror of Sword Beach OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The Latest on the 75th anniversary of D-Day (all times local): 12:40 …

My Blue Heaven – An Artist’s Perspective of Key West Tara O’Grady If someone were to ask me, where do you want to go when …

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 …

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 What you can do to help   By Gena Parsons March 27, 2019 Boats crisscross …

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 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. I arrived at Korat RTAAFB, Thailand …