Update 2: Here’s a press release from Ocean’s Edge about Ocean’s Edge. The development is described as having 175 guest rooms and suites. I’m having trouble squaring this with the affordable housing “crisis”. Anyone else?
Update: Here’s the latest from the Citizen. The county commission decided not to investigate. Shocker. The good news is that State Attorney Dennis Ward attended the meeting, and asked county staff to provide a report on the project. Perhaps there will be an investigation after all.
Once you see something, it’s hard to unsee it. Such is the case with Keys media weirdness. I mostly comment on obvious, in-your-face falsehoods (Madok’s CPA license) or massive ball drops (Toppino’s conflicts of interest). But there are other less dramatic instances of fact-skewing or spin that I notice, too.
I saw two in the online version of the Citizen today. One is about “land use” issues. The other is about Mayor Cates’s voting record. Continue reading
I saw this thoughtful 
The Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District board declined to renew the general manager’s contract last Tuesday. There’s an 
People are saying that America has entered a “post-truth” era. Oh boy. Well, the Keys have always been in a “post-truth” era so welcome aboard. I guess we’re not alone any more. Love him or hate him, very little of what Donald Trump says turns out to be true. His supporters say we should “take him seriously, not literally”. I’m not comfortable with all that tip-toeing around. Someone who lies all the time is a liar. So can we just call Trump what he is? It’s a lot easier. 
I had to chuckle over this 
The Real Poop 