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Mongo bring unconventional background to city commission race BY PRU SOWERS KEY WEST STAFF WRITER Mike Mongo, candidate for the District V Key West City …

Key West Lou COMMENTARY THE STEALING OF AMERICA By Louis Petrone Money controls elections. Election results provide control of Congress, the decision making process of …

The Big Story / Freedom Beaches By Rick Boettger A friend with a boat took us out to the Snipe Keys recently. They are a …

Homegrown ISIL sympathizer news goes viral around country, world BY TERRY SCHMIDA The news that a Stock Island resident had been arrested for planning Islamic …

The Big Story / Ka-Ching At The Truman Waterfront By Rick Boettger We have been debating the Truman Waterfront property since my wife Cynthia was …

Hitchhiking robot embarks on coast-to-coast tour across US COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press   BOSTON (AP) — With its thumb raised skyward and a grin on …

Crash And Burn   By Rick Boettger   I’m helping a couple of friends put together a roughly $2 million complicated real estate/business deal. They …

MONROE COUNTY MULTI-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (RESTORE ACT) The Monroe County Multi-Year Implementation Plan (MYIP) is now available for public review and comment on the County’s …

Please Don’t Kill My Tree! The Big Story By Rick Boettger What’s with killing all our trees if they’re “sick” or “dangerous”? I’m trying to …

5 ways airlines are actually making flying better SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Airlines Writer   NEW YORK (AP) — Packed planes Less legroom. Fewer frequent flier …

Repaving Truman With Sharrows By Rick Boettger I met with City Manager Jim Scholl to discuss the planned repaving of Truman Avenue, and especially the …

Condo Proof   By Rick Boettger   An ongoing dispute with my condominium association got me researching what legal charges and defenses I have against …

Me And My Big Mouth   By Rick Boettger   I’ll bet that’s a headline a lot of you have been lusting to read from …

Why many experts missed this: Cheap oil can hurt US economy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer   WASHINGTON (AP) — If there was one …

Unleash The Crazy   By Rick Boettger   Last week I discussed the logical, “quit winners” reasons to flee Paradise. Cash in some lucky property …

5 things to know about the NSA court ruling KEN DILANIAN, AP Intelligence Writer   WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has declared illegal …

Our Golden Cage   By Rick Boettger   Cynthia and I are trapped by Key West. I want to leave, to have adventures, to live …

TROPIC SPROCKETS / Woman in Gold Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn) directs this blandly-told historic tale about a woman who wishes to recover a …

Venus in Fur   By Diane Johnson   Sensual, tantalizing and full of fun, Venus in Fur now playing at the Red Barn Theatre will …

WOMAN’S HOPE CONCERT     The Key West Woman’s Club put on its annual Woman’s Hope concert at the Tennessee Williams lobby two weeks ago. …