September 2013 - Key West the Newspaper

The Blue Paper #29

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Sep 272013

Issue #29 — Friday, September 27, 2013

MItigation Madness

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It was the 27th of June, 2012 and Captain Forrest Young was sending an interesting letter to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS): As he was anchored on the west side of the Marquesas Keys, his passengers became alarmed by the peculiar aspect of the water. After a quick and nauseating investigation, Captain Young Read More...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

GREEN Reactor: EnviroNerdalist?

Traditionally, the Nerds were the guys who designed and built all those dirty things like the oil-drilling platforms and the nuke plants and all kinds of nasty stuff wreaking havoc on the planet. And Environmentalists were the tree-huggers who tried to STOP all that nasty stuff wreaking havoc on the planet. And never the twain Read More...

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Polar-Axis Shift – Key West Homeless Miseries and Beyond

I wish everyone I know had been with me when I bumped into two remarkable people the other day and got caught up with them, as their rich lives and deep experiences and senses of humor and wisdom flowed out of them like manna from heaven. The man is probably the most educated person I Read More...

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Seventeen Keys Writers Win Concrete Immortality in Key West Sidewalk Poetry Project 2013

~~~~~~~~~~ Seventeen Keys writers have won a $ 100 cash prize and the distinction of having their words and names immortalized in concrete along selected walkways throughout Key West. In July, the Key West Art in Public Places Board issued an invitation for writers to submit short works for the Key West Sidewalk Poetry Project Read More...

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Term Limits: Combatting the Corrosive Nature of Power

Term limits are not about liking or supporting a particular candidate. They are about good governance. The founders of this nation never wanted a permanent political class. They wrote: “nothing is so essential to the preservation of our government as a periodic rotation; preventing the perpetuity of office in the same hands for life”. Along Read More...

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Help Publish Landmark Breast Cancer Book, There’s Still Time…

“Women need ad campaigns and books that teach us which food supplements to use if we drink alcohol on a regular basis and want to protect our breasts from nasty effects of wine, beer and mixed drinks,” writes Key West author, Susan Wadia-Ells, in her groundbreaking book, Busting Breast Cancer, 7 Simple Steps to Protect Read More...

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Help Publish Landmark Breast Cancer Book, There's Still Time…

“Women need ad campaigns and books that teach us which food supplements to use if we drink alcohol on a regular basis and want to protect our breasts from nasty effects of wine, beer and mixed drinks,” writes Key West author, Susan Wadia-Ells, in her groundbreaking book, Busting Breast Cancer, 7 Simple Steps to Protect Read More...

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DEATH IN PARADISE: A YEAR LATER [CHARLES EIMERS MEMORIAL] NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes Read More...

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NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes THE BURGLAR, THE VIGILANTE, AND THE AXE OF Read More...

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PERRY FRANTZMAN KEY WEST PHOTOGRAPHER

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HOMETOWN PAC SEPTEMBER 19TH EVENT NOW ON YOUTUBE!

Whether you attended the September 19 event or just want to hear the candidates again, please see and hear what went on by watching the videos on You Tube. There is also an extensive discussion regarding the Referendum. Please go to www.hometownkeywest.com and click on the words “You Tube.” Then click to review what races Read More...

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Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West Installs "Sea Turtle Friendly" Lights At Truman Annex

Public Works Lineman Greg Gombert installs “sea turtle friendly” lights on Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West’s Truman Annex. NAS Key West is a state-of-the-art training facility for air-to-air combat fighter aircraft of all military services.

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Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West Installs “Sea Turtle Friendly” Lights At Truman Annex

Public Works Lineman Greg Gombert installs “sea turtle friendly” lights on Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West’s Truman Annex. NAS Key West is a state-of-the-art training facility for air-to-air combat fighter aircraft of all military services.

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1967, in my medical practice, one patient paid his bill in stone crabs claws. He had traps in the harbor collected in a small rowboat. The harbor water was clear, full of marine life and offered fine fishing. That has been decimated and morphed into a murky dead zone, almost cesspool status. Arrival of the Cruise Ships killed the harbor and the Read More...

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"Why Are You So Angry?"

A good friend of mine on FaceBook, as well in the real world, came up to me last night and asked me in a concerned way, “Why are you so angry?”, referring to my many political postings. I thought of the Buddy Guy song, “Damn Right I Got the Blues”. Buddy goes on to elaborate, Read More...

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“Why Are You So Angry?”

A good friend of mine on FaceBook, as well in the real world, came up to me last night and asked me in a concerned way, “Why are you so angry?”, referring to my many political postings. I thought of the Buddy Guy song, “Damn Right I Got the Blues”. Buddy goes on to elaborate, Read More...

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Join Nancy Miracle, Author of "From Sardy's to Sicily, The Biography of Marilyn Monroe" at the Little Room Jazz Club on Duval

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Join Nancy Miracle, Author of “From Sardy’s to Sicily, The Biography of Marilyn Monroe” at the Little Room Jazz Club on Duval

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WINN-DIXIE TO HOLD JOB FAIR IN KEY WEST; MORE THAN 100 POSITIONS AVAILABLE

WHAT: Winn-Dixie is holding a job fair to accept applications and conduct interviews for various positions at its Key West location. WHEN: Thurs., Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fri., Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Winn-Dixie #317 2778 North Roosevelt Blvd. Key West, FL 33040 WHO: – Job seekers Read More...

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Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s Ninth Annual Museum Day Live!

Free Admission for All Participants Presenting a ‘Museum Day Live!’ Ticket on September 28, 2013 Date coincides with Birdfest 2013 special events. Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will open its gates free of charge on Saturday September 28, 2013, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s ninth annual Museum Day Live! A nationwide event, Museum Read More...

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Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Joins Smithsonian Magazine's Ninth Annual Museum Day Live!

Free Admission for All Participants Presenting a ‘Museum Day Live!’ Ticket on September 28, 2013 Date coincides with Birdfest 2013 special events. Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will open its gates free of charge on Saturday September 28, 2013, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s ninth annual Museum Day Live! A nationwide event, Museum Read More...

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3RD ANNUAL BLING YOUR BRA AT AQUA NIGHTCLUB OCTOBER 5TH!

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The Love Lane Gang plays music that spans generations, as well as embodies them. The emphasis is on swing: classics from the 1930s and 1940s, done in a refreshing new style that incorporates the Hot Club approach with island flourishes. Dust Bowl ballads, old school country from Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, rockabilly and surf Read More...

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Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar Thursday, November 6 thru Wednesday, November 12

Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys. Key West Happenings ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS Thursday Polar Opposites Opening Reception, 6 PM Lucky Street Gallery, 540 Greene St. 294-3973. Luckystreetgallery.com James Barr-Nobles, B. Lucy Stevens. (more…)

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KEY WEST COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER COSTUME EVENT!

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The Blue Paper #28

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Sep 202013

Issue #28 — Friday, September 20, 2013

Vote Yes, Or Else…

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Accusations of Voter Intimidation Arise

As the October 1st referendum nears, Key West The Newspaper [The Blue Paper] takes a look at some questionable practices used in the referendum campaign. Employees of local businesses complain of being bullied into mandatory pro-study meetings. Others received intimidating letters or were surprised to find their name added to the list of pro-study supporters. Read More...

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TOP STORIES OVER THE YEARS

If you are a longtime reader of the Key West The Newspaper, you may know that I retired last November after running the paper for 18 years. But I may have one more adventure in me, so I have applied to join the Peace Corps. While that application is pending, I told new owners Read More...

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School District Sued For Violation of Public Records Law

On Monday, September 15, 2013, I filed suit against the Monroe County School District for failure to comply with three Public Records Requests. The first dates from August 15, 2013, the second from August 29, 2013 and the third from August 30, 2013. Further, the first two were never acknowledged as received by MCSD which Read More...

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Sir Issac Newton Coalition Sues Over FKAA Sewer Installation Project

After battling with FKAA and our County officials for almost seven months, we find it necessary to take our case to the Courts and our state wide elected officials. I have prepared a request for injunction against FKAA, the County and The Clerk of the Courts in order to stop the construction from making our Read More...

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Key West Author to Publish Landmark Breast Cancer Book (DUP)

“Women need ad campaigns and books that teach us which food supplements to use if we drink alcohol on a regular basis and want to protect our breasts from nasty effects of wine, beer and mixed drinks,” writes Key West author, Susan Wadia-Ells, in her groundbreaking book, Busting Breast Cancer, 7 Simple Steps to Protect Read More...

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Key West Author to Publish Landmark Breast Cancer Book

“Women need ad campaigns and books that teach us which food supplements to use if we drink alcohol on a regular basis and want to protect our breasts from nasty effects of wine, beer and mixed drinks,” writes Key West author, Susan Wadia-Ells, in her groundbreaking book, Busting Breast Cancer, 7 Simple Steps to Protect Read More...

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REBUTTAL: HDPE Pipe – A Progressive Step

I read the article that was published by Mr. Walt Drabinski (WB) in the September 6 issue of Key West, The Newspaper. I appreciate the opportunity to have The Newspaper publish a rebuttal to address some of the misinformation that was included in the article about High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). I selected 6 statements from Read More...

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If 95% Of The Reef Is Dead – What’s the Point of Trying to Protect the Surviving 5%?

The other day, I had lunch at Coco’s Kitchen on Big Pine Key with Dr. Brian La Pointe, who has home there and also a home in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Our meeting was initiated by Joel Biddle, of Key West, who used to work for Reef Relief. (more…)

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If 95% Of The Reef Is Dead – What's the Point of Trying to Protect the Surviving 5%?

The other day, I had lunch at Coco’s Kitchen on Big Pine Key with Dr. Brian La Pointe, who has home there and also a home in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Our meeting was initiated by Joel Biddle, of Key West, who used to work for Reef Relief. (more…)

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DEATH IN PARADISE: A YEAR LATER [CHARLES EIMERS MEMORIAL] NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes Read More...

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NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes THE BURGLAR, THE VIGILANTE, AND THE AXE OF Read More...

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Homelessness: Stimulating Resolve and an Awareness of the Solution…

Individuals choose shelter in accordance to the realities that confront them. Ones’ home resides between their ears. No structure or parcel of food are equivalent to the thinker of the thought. No human power, principality or government can alleviate the so-called homeless issue. Successful civilizations were designed to reinforce and reward preeminent achievement and greatness. Read More...

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PERRY FRANTZMAN KEY WEST PHOTOGRAPHER

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“Woman in the Shampoo Chair”, a Short Story

The shop was alive with the sounds of the holidays. The mood was festive. Christmas decorations filled every vacant spot on every wall. The receptionist wore a bright red hat of shiny material on her head. It had a fuzzy white ball on the top of it which tinkled every time she moved. There were Read More...

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"Woman in the Shampoo Chair", a Short Story

The shop was alive with the sounds of the holidays. The mood was festive. Christmas decorations filled every vacant spot on every wall. The receptionist wore a bright red hat of shiny material on her head. It had a fuzzy white ball on the top of it which tinkled every time she moved. There were Read More...

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Where The $84,000 Came From

The statement that “It’s only a study” is totally illogical and disprovable, because if the referendum loses, it’s the end of the dredging threat. It would say, “Ships that are over three football fields long are big enough!” I can understand how the Pro-Dredging side can fashion a deceitful argument that it’s only a study, even Read More...

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Open Letter to Monroe County Democratic Party Executive Committee

This is an open letter of objection to the proposed endorsement of Jimmy Weekley for re-election as Key West City Commissioner, District 1 by the Monroe County Democratic Party Executive Committee (DEC). Your meeting notice for the September 23rd meeting of the DEC includes an agenda action item to act on the recommendation of the Read More...

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College Road Not Appropriate For 24-hour Homeless Shelter

Open Letter to the Board of City Commissioners, After receiving overwhelming feedback from our residents, we are writing to inform you that the Key West Golf Club Home Owners Association (KWGC HOA) Board has passed a resolution to oppose the placement of a homeless facility at the Easter Seals location on College Road. For the Read More...

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Open Letter to the Citizen – Follow Up

In a follow up to my open letter to the Key West Citizen [September 13, 2013] I feel compelled to add a few more thoughts on small town local newspapers and their role in the community. I did a bit of research on the history of the KW Citizen via Wikipedia. The paper has a Read More...

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Here We Go Again! I Already Don't Care About The Next Mass Murder

Here we go again, twelve more victims of a deranged killer with a gun. I don’t care anymore! Why should any of us care? It seems to be a popular American past time. Like football or NASCAR. Why all the righteous outrage every single time this happens? We never do a thing about it, every Read More...

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Here We Go Again! I Already Don’t Care About The Next Mass Murder

Here we go again, twelve more victims of a deranged killer with a gun. I don’t care anymore! Why should any of us care? It seems to be a popular American past time. Like football or NASCAR. Why all the righteous outrage every single time this happens? We never do a thing about it, every Read More...

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Recycle Rate Triples!

The City of Key West is pleased to announce a four week average recycling rate of 19 percent, nearly three times the average rate prior to the City’s move to the new one day a week, 1-1 -1 solid waste collection program. “We’d really like to thank the residents of Key West for adapting so Read More...

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WINN-DIXIE TO HOLD JOB FAIR IN KEY WEST; MORE THAN 100 POSITIONS AVAILABLE

WHAT: Winn-Dixie is holding a job fair to accept applications and conduct interviews for various positions at its Key West location. WHEN: Thurs., Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fri., Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Winn-Dixie #317 2778 North Roosevelt Blvd. Key West, FL 33040 WHO: – Job seekers Read More...

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Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar Thursday, November 6 thru Wednesday, November 12

Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys. Key West Happenings ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS Thursday Polar Opposites Opening Reception, 6 PM Lucky Street Gallery, 540 Greene St. 294-3973. Luckystreetgallery.com James Barr-Nobles, B. Lucy Stevens. (more…)

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Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Joins Smithsonian Magazine's Ninth Annual Museum Day Live!

Free Admission for All Participants Presenting a ‘Museum Day Live!’ Ticket on September 28, 2013 Date coincides with Birdfest 2013 special events. Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will open its gates free of charge on Saturday September 28, 2013, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s ninth annual Museum Day Live! A nationwide event, Museum Read More...

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Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s Ninth Annual Museum Day Live!

Free Admission for All Participants Presenting a ‘Museum Day Live!’ Ticket on September 28, 2013 Date coincides with Birdfest 2013 special events. Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will open its gates free of charge on Saturday September 28, 2013, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s ninth annual Museum Day Live! A nationwide event, Museum Read More...

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Pole Performance Celebrity Spectacular to Benefit Florida Keys SPCA

Key West, Florida Keys – For one night only, September 26, 2013, international pole fitness and dance celebrities Sergia Louise Anderson, Crystal Lai, Michula Nunez, Janis White, Estee Zakar and Jezabel Olmos will astound and delight with live performances at La Te Da in Key West. It is the forth year in a row that animal Read More...

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The Love Lane Gang plays music that spans generations, as well as embodies them. The emphasis is on swing: classics from the 1930s and 1940s, done in a refreshing new style that incorporates the Hot Club approach with island flourishes. Dust Bowl ballads, old school country from Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, rockabilly and surf Read More...

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The expressed opinions, informational content and links displayed on https://keywestthenewspaper.com/ pages do not necessarily reflect a position or policy of Blue Pimpernel LLC, Key West The Newspaper [The Blue Paper] or its affiliates. No official endorsement by Blue Pimpernel LLC, Key West The Newspaper [The Blue Paper] or its affiliates of the viewpoints expressed on Read More...

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CONTENT DISCLAIMER

The expressed opinions, informational content and links displayed on https://keywestthenewspaper.com/ pages do not necessarily reflect a position or policy of Blue Pimpernel LLC, Key West The Newspaper [The Blue Paper], its affiliates, or advertisers. No official endorsement by Blue Pimpernel LLC, Key West The Newspaper [The Blue Paper], its affiliates, or advertisers of the viewpoints Read More...

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The Blue Paper #27

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Sep 132013

Issue #27 — Friday, September 13, 2013

LOCAL OF THE WEEK

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Many well-known phrases owe their existence to Mark Twain. “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics” is one of his most ironic and cynical. Twain popularized that truism in the 1906 publication of “Chapters from My Autobiography.” Slightly less than 100 years later, an event occurred which was so catastrophic, that Read More...

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GREEN Reactor: Dredging up FACTS

As we get closer to the October 1st referendum on the Channel-Widening Study in Key West, the greedy businessmen pushing for the study are clearly getting more and more desperate to influence the last few undecided voters. Since their opposition is people concerned about the environment, our health and the quality of life in Key Read More...

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THE DAY THE BLUE PAPER ALMOST TOOK OVER SOLARES HILL

If you are a longtime reader of Key West The Newspaper, you may know that I retired last November after running the paper for 18 years. But I may have one more adventure in me, so I have applied to join the Peace Corps. While that application is pending, I told new publishers Naja and Read More...

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Different Roads Can Lead To The Same Abandoned Doorways

The other day, I pedaled my bicycle by my old condo on Key West’s Fleming Street, a doorway where I slept every night on flattened cardboard boxes during the winter and spring of 2001. (more…)

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NEVER STOP RUNNING, NAPALM GIRL!!!

The Sea was mild and soothing as I sailed alone in the western reaches of the Caribbean. It had been four days since my last human contact. Such exile does not disturb me – it comforts me. The wind was light, and the waves were small and melodious – like the cello phrase in a Read More...

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All That Glitters Isn't Gold

Brokering credible relationships with a sovereign state is the mark of a distinguished leader who is taken seriously and trusted by the partnering nations. Eliminating skepticism and disbelief decreases the threatening nature of cultures and ideologies that we’re unfamiliar with. Unable to infiltrate and penetrate the regimes that ‘cross the red line’, we find ourselves Read More...

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All That Glitters Isn’t Gold

Brokering credible relationships with a sovereign state is the mark of a distinguished leader who is taken seriously and trusted by the partnering nations. Eliminating skepticism and disbelief decreases the threatening nature of cultures and ideologies that we’re unfamiliar with. Unable to infiltrate and penetrate the regimes that ‘cross the red line’, we find ourselves Read More...

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Presenting Featured Artist: C.W. Colt Performing His Original Song "Flying"

“FLYING” by C.W. COLT C.W. Colt wrote “Flying” at 4 am while sitting on a mountainside in Colorado. “I was dreaming about what real love should be like. Finding that one person and soaring through a life of love & happiness.” C.W.’s been dreaming, writing, singing, playing guitar and majorly pleasing the crowds for a Read More...

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Presenting Featured Artist: C.W. Colt Performing His Original Song “Flying”

“FLYING” by C.W. COLT C.W. Colt wrote “Flying” at 4 am while sitting on a mountainside in Colorado. “I was dreaming about what real love should be like. Finding that one person and soaring through a life of love & happiness.” C.W.’s been dreaming, writing, singing, playing guitar and majorly pleasing the crowds for a Read More...

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THE BLUE PAPER WELCOMES YOUR LETTERS!

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DEATH IN PARADISE: A YEAR LATER [CHARLES EIMERS MEMORIAL] NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes Read More...

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NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes THE BURGLAR, THE VIGILANTE, AND THE AXE OF Read More...

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The Support the Study PAC is circulating a plea for donations to cover $ 750,000.00, for what is essentially only half the local responsibility of the three million dollar cost of the channel dredging study. The state, apparently, will come up with the other $ 750,000.00. As to be expected, there are statements in their Read More...

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CHECK YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT STATUS!!

Being conscientious citizens of Key West, my husband and I want to vote in the up-coming elections, even though personal business is keeping us out-of-state at that time. We dutifully used the web site provided for requesting absentee ballots and August 22nd e-mail responses confirmed that our requests were received as we intended. Since the Read More...

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Channel Dredging: The Private Takeover Of Public Money

We citizens of Key West are personally experiencing a vivid example of what the country and most of the planet is suffering from; a myopic hell-bent-for-leather private takeover of public money and public institutions with no regard to environmental or cultural history. Utilities, schools, mail service, hospitals and prisons are now seen as money makers Read More...

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To DEP: Don't Sell Our Conservation Lands

An Open Letter To DEP Staff Members, The blood, sweat, tears and lives of many Florida Keys’ residents have gone into protecting tracts of land that are critical to the preservation of all life in Monroe County. Any reasonable individual can understand, safeguarding our habitat and fragile aquatic ecosystem is an uphill battle when facing off Read More...

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To DEP: Don’t Sell Our Conservation Lands

An Open Letter To DEP Staff Members, The blood, sweat, tears and lives of many Florida Keys’ residents have gone into protecting tracts of land that are critical to the preservation of all life in Monroe County. Any reasonable individual can understand, safeguarding our habitat and fragile aquatic ecosystem is an uphill battle when facing off Read More...

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KEY WEST BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY, INC. TO PARTICIPATE IN HERITAGE PRESERVATION’S CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden has been chosen to participate in the 2013 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP), joining 2,800 museums that have participated in CAP during its twenty-two year history. CAP is funded through a cooperative agreement between Heritage Preservation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. CAP assists museums by Read More...

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KEY WEST BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY, INC. TO PARTICIPATE IN HERITAGE PRESERVATION'S CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden has been chosen to participate in the 2013 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP), joining 2,800 museums that have participated in CAP during its twenty-two year history. CAP is funded through a cooperative agreement between Heritage Preservation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. CAP assists museums by Read More...

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See You At FRENCHIE'S CAFE!

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See You At FRENCHIE’S CAFE!

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Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s Ninth Annual Museum Day Live!

Free Admission for All Participants Presenting a ‘Museum Day Live!’ Ticket on September 28, 2013 Date coincides with Birdfest 2013 special events. Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will open its gates free of charge on Saturday September 28, 2013, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s ninth annual Museum Day Live! A nationwide event, Museum Read More...

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Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Joins Smithsonian Magazine's Ninth Annual Museum Day Live!

Free Admission for All Participants Presenting a ‘Museum Day Live!’ Ticket on September 28, 2013 Date coincides with Birdfest 2013 special events. Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will open its gates free of charge on Saturday September 28, 2013, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s ninth annual Museum Day Live! A nationwide event, Museum Read More...

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Musical Storm Expected To Hit the Florida Keys for CW Colt's 60th!

Come Celebrate C W Colt’s 60th Sept 13 14 & 15th at the Hogfish Bar and Grille This musical storm will be celebrating Sixty Musical Years! The surge is expected to make landfall Sept. 13th through Sept. 16th so be prepared by tracking the events at: www.cwcolt.com Songwriters are gathering to take Key West by Read More...

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Musical Storm Expected To Hit the Florida Keys for CW Colt’s 60th!

Come Celebrate C W Colt’s 60th Sept 13 14 & 15th at the Hogfish Bar and Grille This musical storm will be celebrating Sixty Musical Years! The surge is expected to make landfall Sept. 13th through Sept. 16th so be prepared by tracking the events at: www.cwcolt.com Songwriters are gathering to take Key West by Read More...

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Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar Thursday, November 6 thru Wednesday, November 12

Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys. Key West Happenings ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS Thursday Polar Opposites Opening Reception, 6 PM Lucky Street Gallery, 540 Greene St. 294-3973. Luckystreetgallery.com James Barr-Nobles, B. Lucy Stevens. (more…)

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'LIKE' KEY WEST THE NEWSPAPER ON FACEBOOK

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‘LIKE’ KEY WEST THE NEWSPAPER ON FACEBOOK

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Pole Performance Celebrity Spectacular to Benefit Florida Keys SPCA

Key West, Florida Keys – For one night only, September 26, 2013, international pole fitness and dance celebrities Sergia Louise Anderson, Crystal Lai, Michula Nunez, Janis White, Estee Zakar and Jezabel Olmos will astound and delight with live performances at La Te Da in Key West. It is the forth year in a row that animal Read More...

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The Love Lane Gang plays music that spans generations, as well as embodies them. The emphasis is on swing: classics from the 1930s and 1940s, done in a refreshing new style that incorporates the Hot Club approach with island flourishes. Dust Bowl ballads, old school country from Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, rockabilly and surf Read More...

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The Blue Paper #26

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Sep 062013

Issue #26 — Friday, September 6, 2013

I’m So Glad Key West Finally Widened The Channel!

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I'm So Glad Key West Finally Widened The Channel!

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Sei Fuori di testa?

In the game of “my boat is bigger than your boat”, cruise ship companies have truly come up with some gargantuan concepts. Ships carrying over 5000 people (nearly double the capacity of most cruise ships now docking in Key West) are trying to make their way into our harbor. They’re out there on the other Read More...

By Arnaud and Naja Girard

THE POWER OF THE CRB [Police Citizen Review Board]

If you are a longtime reader of Key West The Newspaper, you know that, after 18 years of publishing The Blue Paper, I retired last November. Since that time, I have been finishing up several personal projects– like sorting out 18 years of back issues to donate to the history department at the library. I Read More...

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"SILT" By Will Benson

Will Benson, producer of the insightful short documentary “Silver Linings”, has just released his latest production entitled simply…Silt. Silt from william benson on Vimeo.

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“SILT” By Will Benson

Will Benson, producer of the insightful short documentary “Silver Linings”, has just released his latest production entitled simply…Silt. Silt from william benson on Vimeo.

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This Could Be The Start of A Bad Habit…

This could be the start of a bad habit. I tuned into Bill Becker’s morning show on Labor Day and once again encountered the Chamber of Commerce PAC spokesperson, Jennifer Hulse make gobbledygook out of figures taken from the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) Reconnaissance Report on the proposed channel dredging of Cut B. Bill Read More...

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DEATH IN PARADISE: A YEAR LATER [CHARLES EIMERS MEMORIAL] NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes Read More...

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NOWHERE TO RUN: NEW VIDEO DEVASTATING TO KWPD CREDIBILITY [CHIEF LEE DEPOSITION VIDEO] EIMERS IN-CUSTODY-DEATH UPDATE: MISSING VIDEO SURFACES KATHY SMITH, LEAD FDLE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARLES EIMERS CASE PUT ON ADMINITRATIVE LEAVE KWPD & FDLE, PARTNERS IN CRIME? CHARLES EIMERS UPDATE: Police, Death, and Missing Videotapes THE BURGLAR, THE VIGILANTE, AND THE AXE OF Read More...

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Some of you long-time KWTN readers may remember this story by Richard Watherwax… A few weeks ago I read in the police blotter that someone had found some pictures of a naked woman in a parking lot, so they called the police!!! I can hear the tires squealing, see the lights flashing, and there are Read More...

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LOW PRESSURE SEWERS AND THEIR HDPE PIPE – AN ENVIRONMENTAL NIGHTMARE?

The Low Pressure section of the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System (CRWS) will have over 100 miles of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe, ranging in size from 2” to 8” that will be buried 2’ to 4’ under the surface. It will be under pressures of 15psi to 60psi. The Low Pressure System is asserted to be a low Read More...

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Facts and myths about dredging Key West's channel wider to accommodate bigger cruise ships

Above, cruise ship leaving Key West’s outer mole pier this spring, spliced together by Matt Gardi from Will Benson’s video, “Silver Lining”. Below, cruise ship leaving the outer mole circa 1998. After I published it numerous times, the photo below was featured a few months ago in a front-page article in the Key West Citizen. Read More...

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Facts and myths about dredging Key West’s channel wider to accommodate bigger cruise ships

Above, cruise ship leaving Key West’s outer mole pier this spring, spliced together by Matt Gardi from Will Benson’s video, “Silver Lining”. Below, cruise ship leaving the outer mole circa 1998. After I published it numerous times, the photo below was featured a few months ago in a front-page article in the Key West Citizen. Read More...

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Monkey Tom and Mark de Jong

A full and dynamic existence is lived in pursuit, and appreciation, of love in all its forms. This is another story about love, swaddled by the details of the relationship between a local, highly prolific yet undeniably underappreciated artist by the name of Thomas Forshier, aka Monkey Tom and a longtime local business owner and Read More...

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Feel Like Going To Paris? … On Your Bicycle?

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To Study, Or Not To Study?

That is the burning question among civically- minded residents of Key West this summer. The upcoming referendum questionof whether or not to proceed with the feasibility study for widening Key West Harbor Channel has the town abuzz and camps divided. The vast range of misinformation, smoke and mirrors, modus operandi and emotion surrounding this topic Read More...

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Adopt A Rabbit?

Dear Editor, Anyone who is considering buying a sweet, soft, adorable rabbit please, please do your homework. Rabbits are wonderful pets and can give any home a quiet loving animal. They can be house trained and if treated with respect and kindness will give you hours of loving back. Please go to the House Rabbit Read More...

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Musical Storm Expected To Hit the Florida Keys for CW Colt's 60th!

Come Celebrate C W Colt’s 60th Sept 13 14 & 15th at the Hogfish Bar and Grille This musical storm will be celebrating Sixty Musical Years! The surge is expected to make landfall Sept. 13th through Sept. 16th so be prepared by tracking the events at: www.cwcolt.com Songwriters are gathering to take Key West by Read More...

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Musical Storm Expected To Hit the Florida Keys for CW Colt’s 60th!

Come Celebrate C W Colt’s 60th Sept 13 14 & 15th at the Hogfish Bar and Grille This musical storm will be celebrating Sixty Musical Years! The surge is expected to make landfall Sept. 13th through Sept. 16th so be prepared by tracking the events at: www.cwcolt.com Songwriters are gathering to take Key West by Read More...

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Good Times Sizzle at Summer Jam 2013

Rock and rollick away the last day of summer at the 4th Annual Summer Jam, a family friendly island style concert-party to benefit Wesley House Family Services. This year’s celebration rolls out at Dante’s Key West Pool Bar & Restaurant/Prime Steakhouse, Saturday, September 21,from 5pm-10pm. Hosted by Leigha Fox, the evening’s entertainment features Master of Read More...

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Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Calendar Thursday, November 6 thru Wednesday, November 12

Visit keysarts.com, Cultural Calendar for more listings and events throughout the Keys. Key West Happenings ARTISTS RECEPTIONS / EXHIBITIONS Thursday Polar Opposites Opening Reception, 6 PM Lucky Street Gallery, 540 Greene St. 294-3973. Luckystreetgallery.com James Barr-Nobles, B. Lucy Stevens. (more…)

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Pole Performance Celebrity Spectacular to Benefit Florida Keys SPCA

Key West, Florida Keys – For one night only, September 26, 2013, international pole fitness and salsa dance stars will present breathtaking performances at the Celebrity Gravity Pole Fitness fundraiser to benefit the Florida Keys SPCA. Held at La Te Da in Key West, doors open at 7:30; performances begin at 8:00. Tickets are for Read More...

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VNA HOSPICE WELCOMES NEW PHYSICIAN: DR. GREGORY R. SONN

VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION & HOSPICE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS APPOINTS DR. GREGORY R. SONN, D.O. AS HOSPICE PHYSICIAN –Relocating from Ft. Myers, new physician to oversee VNA/Hospice patients in their homes and in Keys’ medical facilities– Hospice of the Florida Keys announces healthcare professional Dr. Gregory R. Sonn, D.O. has been named to Read More...

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The Love Lane Gang plays music that spans generations, as well as embodies them. The emphasis is on swing: classics from the 1930s and 1940s, done in a refreshing new style that incorporates the Hot Club approach with island flourishes. Dust Bowl ballads, old school country from Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, rockabilly and surf Read More...

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