Issue #42 — Friday, December 27, 2013
POLICE CHIEF DONIE LEE ADMITS EIMERS MAY HAVE DIED BY ASPHYXIATION
The tragic death of a 61-year-old tourist while in the hands of Key West police officers is becoming increasingly controversial. After suggesting that Charles Eimers had succumbed to pre-existing “very serious heart problems” while resisting arrest, the Chief of Police admitted this week on US 1 Radio that Eimers may have died of asphyxiation. Thousands Read More...
IMPROMPTU CLASSICAL CONCERTS / 42nd Season Begins at San Carlos Institute Jan 5th
Impromptu Classical Concerts begins it’s 42 season Sunday, January 5th, 4:00 pm at San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval Street (note the new location) with the exciting ensemble Prima Trio, all of whom hail from Eastern Europe. Prima Trio is comprised of Russian pianist Anastasia Dedik ,who was born in the fabled city of St. Petersburg; Read More...
FORMER CITY MANAGER JULIO AVAEL WAS JUST NOT VERY GOOD AT PICKING POLICE CHIEFS
In last week’s column, I looked back into history to re-report to you how former Key West Police Chief Bill Mauldin was tricked into resigning after getting caught sexually harassing his public information manager. But in researching that story, it occurred to me that the Mauldin scandal was just a part of former City Manager Read More...
Year-end Review: One Story Dominates All
At this time of year, publications run their year-end reviews ad nauseum. I use that word advisedly because what news writers and editors do is regurgitate the highlights and lowlights of the previous year. They do it primarily because it’s easy; trust me. I know because when I was an editor, I did it too. Read More...
Citizens Are Free To Arm Themselves–Servants Are Denied Such Right…
New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof published a recent column: “Killer Speaks Blunt Truth About Gun Control”. It’s a long winded piece of drivel, substantially devoid of the credible and analytically reasoned analysis that this topic deserves. Mr. Kristof’s rant reaches epoch proportions, as he proffers the perspectives of a convicted murderer in support of Read More...
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...
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...
As we approach the beginning of the New Year, traditionally we reflect on the one that is about to end. That is all well and good, but might we be better off to stop and reflect more often than once in a calendar year? To more frequently stop and take the time to assess what Read More...
GUEST EDITORIAL: Up in Smoke / Marijuana Use Rising Among American Teens
Not that it wasn’t predictable, but the federal government, fueled by new Monitoring the Future data collected by the University of Michigan on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is reporting a rise in the illicit use of marijuana among high school students. Shocking. Did we really believe the loosening of restrictions Read More...
Jenna Stauffer Interviews Author Susan Wadia-Ells PhD: Why Does Sugar Cause Breast Cancer?
Sugar in American Diet Major Cause Behind 1 in 7 Women Developing Breast Cancer WEYW TV Channel 19 Good Morning Florida Keys With Jenna Stauffer interviews Susan Wadia-Ells PhD author of forthcoming paperback book Busting Breast Cancer: 7 Simple Steps to Protect Our Daughters/Ourselves from this Unnecessary Disease
Poetry Guild to Feature Jerry Howard January 5th
Jerry Howard, a Key West winter resident for eight years, will be Key West Poetry Guild’s featured poet on Sunday, January 5, almost a year to the day after his debut performance on Jan. 6, 2013. The regular, monthly meeting is set for 7 p.m., upstairs at Blue Heaven. The Guild’s Nance Boylan, a friend Read More...
Women’s Journal Writing Group Forming: 5-Week Session
Do you need a peaceful place to write out your jumbled thoughts, or your unspoken dreams? The 5-week Journal Writing Group is a place where women can safely write down their lives, letting thoughts tumble out of their bellies, leaving their critics, their monkey minds, behind. The group will meet for five 90- minute sessions, Read More...
VNA/Hospice Helps Vet Get Home for the Holidays
Thanks in part to Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys (VNA/Hospice), retired veteran and local carpenter, David Kiese, made it home for the holidays. Living a modest lifestyle in his motorhome parked at a friend’s house, Kiese looks forward to heading to Tennessee in his RV every Christmas holiday to visit with Read More...
The Love Lane Gang plays music that spans generations as well as embodies them. With an age range among the members of over thirty years, they bring a wide variety of experience and musical tastes to bear..They’ve brought back skiffle and updated it for the present. The emphasis is on ragtime and swing: classics from Read More...
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…)
Friends of the Key West Library Book Sale Saturday January 4th
Friends of the Key West Library will hold their second book sale of this season on Saturday, January 4, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, in the Palm Garden next to the library, 700 Fleming Street. There are still several categories of books that are very overstocked as a result of summer acquisitions. Hardbound fiction, especially Read More...
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