CUBA’S SECRET SANTA

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Dec 192014
 
CUBA'S SECRET SANTA

Man is not free to watch impassively the enslavement and dishonor of men, nor their struggles for liberty and honor. Jose Marti, Cuban Independence Revolutionary and Key West Poet by JD Adler The Pope, Obama and Castro are on the phone… In a surprise announcement Wednesday, December 17, 2014, President Barack Obama informed the world that at the Read More…

Ebola: Are We Ready?

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Oct 312014
 
Ebola: Are We Ready?

by Naja and Arnaud Girard “What do you think? Of course we are preparing for the possibility of the Ebola virus.” That was Randy Detrick last Tuesday. Detrick is the PR Director for Lower Keys Medical Center.  What The Blue Paper wanted to know was whether our local hospital has the necessary isolation units and Read More…

The Keys’ Dirty Little Secret

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Aug 082014
 
The Keys' Dirty Little Secret

by Naja and Arnaud Girard According to some irritated homeowners, two lower Florida Keys sewage treatment plant operators are playing dirty tricks in their permit applications to inject over a million gallons a day of sewage into shallow injection wells on Cudjoe Key and Stock Island. They claim that FKAA is using unrealistic old data Read More…

Goombay: Another Betrayal?

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Jul 182014
 
Goombay:  Another Betrayal?

by Naja and Arnaud Girard Conspiracy theories are running wild over the City Commission’s decision to give control of the African-Caribbean Goombay Festival to a group dominated by white businessmen.  “This decision was a slap in the face,” says Glenwood Lopez. He is Chairman of a group supported by eleven Bahama Village non-profit organizations that Read More…

Some Burning Questions About Offshore Islands

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Mar 282014
 
Some Burning Questions About Offshore Islands

by Naja and Arnaud Girard Sore throats, red eyes, Old Town storeowners worried about the smell of smoke on their garments, sailboats evacuated… One way or another a lot of people were affected last week by the fire raging on Wisteria Island.  The Key West Fire Department had given up the fight on Monday and Read More…

Sunken Tug Tilly Could Cost Half-Million Dollars! Why Was Nothing Done?

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Mar 072014
 
Sunken Tug Tilly Could Cost Half-Million Dollars!  Why Was Nothing Done?

by Naja and Arnaud Girard The storm forecasted for Thursday of last week arrived during the night.  For those who knew of the Tug Tilly, the gusts of wind unraveling through the trees on the island meant that a few miles offshore, in the dark of night, completely exposed to the waves building against the Read More…

Simonton Street Trailer Park Update: “Dear Pope Francis…”

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Nov 012013
 
Simonton Street Trailer Park Update: "Dear Pope Francis..."

Every night after work, after the landlord had gone home, ‘M’ snuck back into her locked up trailer with no electricity and no water and slept in there.  She knew how to get in and leave no trace.  She would then beg a shower off her neighbor in the am before leaving again for work. Read More…