Say What   By Jeff Johnson And Paul Forman   Dear Short Answers: For the past 25 years I have pretty much spent all my …

Caribbean blues: Mosquito virus is sickening more travelers MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer   Thousands of travelers to the Caribbean and nearby regions are …

Cuban Chugs  — Escape to America By Bill Klipp Under the cloak of darkness along the northern coast of Cuba small groups of men, women …

K E Y W E S T L O U   C O M M E N T A R Y   Theodore Roosevelt the …

MEDICAL MARIJUANA LEGISLATION IS A BETTER OPTION The legalization of medical marijuana in Florida seems inevitable.   Last year the ballot initiative to amend the Florida …

Among GOP’s 2016 field, chase is on for former Romney aides STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — Spencer Zwick may be the most …

Congressional trips to Cuba in doubt as US interest surges BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of trips to Cuba by …

Homeless shelter site approved after three years of debate BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   A showdown over dueling plans for the city-owned …

Mick Kilgos “Music Is The Glue That Holds This Town Together.”   By Ralph DePalma Mick was raised forty five miles south of Chicago in …

Greece In The Driver’s Seat   By Louis Petrone   The Greek election on January 25 was revolutionary. In overwhelming numbers, the Greek people swept …

A Sweet And Juicy Salmon Sandwich   By Kerry Shelby   Salmon is a very versatile fish.  Not only does it pair with with sweet, …

The Other American Sniper   By Mark Howell   Now that the Oscar nominators and the movie-going public have become thoroughly besotted with a U.S. …

How To Drive And Party   By Rick Boettger   The only relation between these two topics is that you might want to drive to …

Omg   By C.S Gilbert   OMG. As a reward for filing this column and a bunch of other stories by 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. …

  By Val Eddington   There are some things that I thought I would really miss when I moved from Detroit. Slows was one of …

Local Observation / Bench Press By Christina Oxenberg David Wolkowsky’s annual party was the usual roaring success with the best of Key West from the artists …

Clark Gable Slept Here   By Diane Johnson   Funny, fast paced and full of surprises the hilarious production of Clark Gable Slept Here is …

Florida’s Rubio, a ’16 prospect, makes most of Cuba hearing PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — Back in the Capitol after a week …

New union contract already drawing complaints BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   The ink on the new three-year contract with Key West City …

Ingham hosts Waterfront 75th birthday Feb. 8   Celebrating a 75th birthday is reason for a major celebration, and Florida’s oldest, continuously operating professional theater, …