Category Archives: Media
2005 KeyNoter Editorial – Lesson Learned?
I’ve been searching around in Jeb Bush’s recently released emails. There’s a lot of fascinating stuff about the Florida Keys sewer projects. During Bush’s term as governor, the Keys were in turmoil over who would control the sewer projects. In … Continue reading
Spin Disease Is Spreading
There’s a good editorial on KeysNet.com: School District doesn’t need a spin doctor. I think any government agency can use the services of a good Public Information Officer (PIO). Educating the public. Disseminating accurate information. Counter-acting misinformation. Making sure public … Continue reading
Peary Court Reaction
The Key West Citizen wrote an interesting editorial on the failure of the Peary Court referendum, “What’s Worse: Bad Decision or No Decision“. It’s a disjointed follow-up to the editorial written before the referendum, “Peary Court: A gift horse or white elephant“. … Continue reading
Florida Keys Stewardship Act – Editorial
Update: The KeyNoter turned out to be right. The Florida Keys Stewardship Act (FKSA) is pretty questionable overall. I ran across this editorial at KeysNet.com: The Keys get $5 million for water and land, but calling that a success is … Continue reading
Animal Control – Fact Checking the Numbers
Note: Updated to include funding comparison table and prettify some formatting and language. Update: County commissioner, George Neugent, is now facing sanctions for ethics violations, which grew out of his role in the Stand Up For Animals (SUFA) debacle. These … Continue reading
The Friday Papers
I’m a bit tardy, but I did read Friday’s Blue Paper. As always there are quite a few items of interest. Affordable Housing Public Form: This is hosted by the Democratic Party, and contains this very intelligent statement. Missing has been a … Continue reading
Keys Media – Blowing Our Minds With Truth
There’s been some great work in the local Keys media lately. Here’s a rundown of some of my favorites. As we know, Peary Court is shaping up to be the next big taxpayer rip-off. The Bluepaper is exploring another angle … Continue reading
KeysNet Does Not Approve of the Train
From KeysNet: County wasting its time asking for study of a Keys rail system. I totally agree. There is so much going on right now. Monroe County has completely mismanaged the wastewater projects. Now they want to dive into a railroad … Continue reading
Today in the Blue Paper
It’s Blue Paper Friday again! Some good articles as usual.
The Blue Paper Has Video
Check out the Blue Paper for video of the Florida Keys Aqueduct (FKAA) Meeting on Friday. District 1 Commissioner, Cara Higgins, laid out her case very effectively. The evidence that Dean does not live in the district he represents is … Continue reading