KONK Life Feature Stories
By Roger C. Kostmayer Tom Friedman, an expert journalist (especially in foreign affairs) wrote a lengthy column in Sunday’s N.Y. Times addressing Ukraine, Putin, the US, …
By Timothy Weaver, Ph.D. We are witnessing the latent effects of four decades of federal and state policies that favor the wealthy. It isn’t pretty. …
By Rick Skwiot Anyone wanting to understand the psychology, motivations and goals of fanatics—and we seem to have so many these days, whether of the …
By Rick Boettger Making Russia quit by inflicting extreme sanctions is the only near-unanimous, bipartisan agreement by all wanting to continue the Ukraine war until …
By Rick Skwiot Most writers work in relative obscurity, even many with a trail of published works—novels, short stories, memoirs, essays, and poems that few …
By Rick Boettger This is the easiest sure-thing prediction ever. They’ll win based on Republicans not showing up to vote. Look at the numbers in …
ONE MORE HYMN BEFORE WE DIE By ROGER C. KOSTMAYER Most Americans believe that “While Israel continues its barbaric genocide, committing ever more unspeakably cruel …
What Is a Political “Centrist”? By Rick Boettger A top Democrat just blew off people like me, the “Independents,” “Centrists,” or whatever you want to …
Participation Trophy! By Rick Boettger I just got my first one, for playing in a small chess tournament at the public library on Fleming. I …
Bootleggers and Pirates By Rick Boettger Longtime local and Hemingway First Novel Award winner Rick Skwiot has retreated up north as so many of us …
Sign Guy deBoer’s Statement! By Rick Boettger Konk Life’s founder and Publisher wrote a strong political statement of conscience Thursday, July 10th. If you didn’t …
This Is Where I Stand (A Statement of Conscience and Solidarity) I will not be drawn into debate over this post. I am fully aware …
Dems, Past and Future By Rick Boettger The future first, since they still have bright hopes. In the last 80 years, the President on average …
New Hope for the Dems By Rick Boettger It’s shockingly simple: Dems can keep all of their liberal/progressive principles, if only they just dump their …
Our “National Debt” Fiasco By Rick Bottger The “fiasco” is not the bogeyman itself, but the righteously exclaimed horrified belief in it. And bogeyman it …
Why Did Biden and Trump Lie? By Rick Boettger Easy: for the same reason most successful politicians do–if they lie, they win, and if they …
Coral Rescue Efforts Underway After Vessel Groundings in Upper Keys By Guy deBoer UPPER FLORIDA KEYS – Recent vessel groundings in the Upper Florida Keys have caused …
Key West Official Faces New Felony Fraud Charge Amid Expanding Corruption Probe By Guy deBoer KEY WEST, FL – The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday, …
By Guy deBoer FLORIDA BAY, Fla. – As Florida grapples with ongoing drought conditions, environmental scientists and policymakers are intensifying efforts to restore the Everglades and safeguard Florida …
New Reverse Osmosis Plant Enhances Water Resilience in Key West By Guy deBoer KEY WEST, Fla. – In a significant stride toward bolstering the Florida Keys’ infrastructure …
