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Links to news
stories or editorials regarding issues of interest to Last Stand |
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(Archived articles & editorials from
2005 and 2006 in reverse chronological order) |
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Don't Play With Numbers or Lives - editorial, Keynoter
12/16/06 |
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Oil Drilling Bill Passes in Congress - Keynoter 12/16/06 |
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Saunders Initiative Needed for Workers - editorial, Key West Citizen
12/15/06 |
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Airport 2006
- (and a Whole Lot More) - Solares Hill 12/15/06 |
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Spin Won't
Fix County's Image - editorial, News-Barometer
12/15/06 |
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Residents Should Have a Say in Life/Death Matters - editorial, Key
West Citizen
12/10/06 |
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County Provided Cabinet Incorrect Information -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
12/09/06 |
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County's Statements to Governor Lacked Candor - guest comment, Key
West Citizen
12/09/06 |
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Increase the Affordable Housing Ratio - letter-to-editor, Key West
Citizen
12/09/06 |
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18-Hour
Evacuation NOT in Comp Plan - Key West Citizen
12/07/06 |
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Building Height Increase Not Needed - letter-to-editor,
Keynoter 12/06/06 |
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Housing Task Force Oversteps Its Mission -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
12/05/06 |
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Saunders:
Give Tax Break for Affordable Rentals - Key West Citizen
12/04/06 |
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Evacuation based on best-case scenario -
Key West Citizen
12/02/06 |
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& Quality-of-Life Can Co-exist - guest comment, Key West Citizen
11/30/06 |
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New
Evacuation Figures are Wrong - editorial, News-Barometer
11/24/06 |
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State
Looks at Cutting Evacuation Time - Key West Citizen
12/01/06 |
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Oil Drilling Threatens Florida's Coral Reefs - Reef Relief
Coral Reef News |
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County Housing Task Force is About Development - letters-to-editor,
Key West Citizen
11/29/06 |
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Commissioners Are Not Listening to the People -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
11/28/06 |
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Commission's Projects Don't Need a Cheerleader - letter-to-editor,
Key West Citizen
11/28/06 |
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Two County
Commissioners Want a "PR Guru" - Key West Citizen
11/29/06 |
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Last Stand
Resolution Opposing Gulf of Mexico Oil Exploration and Development -
11/06/06 |
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Developer Wanting Height Increase Drops "Affordable" Projects - Key
West Citizen
11/04/06 |
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County
Delays Vote on Increased Height & Density - Key West Citizen
10/20/06 |
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Four
Sites May Get Height Limit Lifted - Keynoter 10/14/06 |
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Height Limit Preserves Keys Community Character - Solares Hill
10/13/06 |
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Height Restriction Should Remain - editorial,
News-Barometer 10/13/06 |
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Don't
Increase County Building Height Limit - editorial,
News-Barometer 09/01/06 |
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Housing Task Force Pitches Height Increase - Key
West Citizen
08/28/06 |
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(3,500) Housing Allocations Shouldn't Be Developers' Windfall - Key
West Citizen
08/15/06 |
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State May Increase Keys Building Allocations - Key West Citizen
08/15/06 |
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Keys Must Face Some Inconvenient Truths - editorial, Key West Citizen
07/29/06 |
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Why Do They
(We) Keep Doing It? - Solares Hill 07/21/06 |
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Last Stand Challenges Monroe County's Tier System - Last Stand press
release 07/08/06 |
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County Mayor Bars Input on Seahorse Agreement - letter-to-editor,
Key West Citizen
06/28/06 |
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Seahorse Transfer Proposal is Dangerous - editorial,
News-Barometer 06/23/06 |
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Developer Pulls 380 Agreement Before Vote - Key West Citizen
06/22/06 |
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Seahorse/Rowell's Deal Bad for All - letter-to-editor, Keynoter 06/17/06 |
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Coral Scientists Predict Destructive Summer - Key West Citizen
05/28/06 |
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Beach
Advisories for Public Beaches in Keys - Key West Citizen
05/28/06 |
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Serious Inequities in Sewer Hookups? - Key West Citizen
05/28/06 |
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Nearshore Pollution Plaguing Pennekamp - Key West Citizen
05/28/06 |
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Seahorse Mobile Home Park 380 Agreement a Lousy Deal for Big Pine -
News-Barometer 05/26/06 |
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Local Government is Destroying Environment - letter-to-editor, Key
West Citizen
05/26/06 |
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Trailers Are Affordable Housing NOW - letter-to-editor, Upper Keys
Reporter 05/26/06 |
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Fix
the White Street Pier Now - letter-to-editor, Keynoter 05/20/06 |
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Developers are Controlling the County - letter-to-editor, Keynoter
05/17/06 |
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380
Agreement May Violate Code - Key West Citizen
05/17/06 |
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No Valdez
in the Keys - editorial, Keynoter 05/10/06 |
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Oil
Threat a Potential Disaster - Keynoter 05/10/06 |
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Hurricane Evacuation Tweaking is
Developers' Ruse - Guest Comment, Key West Citizen
04/30/06 |
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County
Planning Commissioner Quits & Blasts County - Key West Citizen
04/29/06 |
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Oil
Drilling 45 Miles from Keys? - Key West Citizen
04/29/06 |
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Critical Concern De-Designation Bill Passes House Vote - Key West Citizen
04/21/06 |
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Compromise
Reached on Critical Concern Legislation - Miami Herald
04/04/06 |
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FDOT's
Priorities are Skewed -
letter-to-editor, Keynoter 04/01/06 |
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Sorensen's Legacy Likely Unbridled Development - editorial, Key West Citizen
03/31/06 |
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Protect the
Florida Keys - editorial, Palm Beach Post 03/29/06 |
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Many Environmental Groups Oppose De-designation - Key West Citizen
03/29/06 |
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Don't Blame Critical Concern for Housing Crisis - guest comment, Key
West
Citizen 03/26/06 |
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Florida Senators:
Please Keep Critical Concern - letter-to-editor, Key West
Citizen 03/25/06 |
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BOCC Almost Changes its Mind on Critical Concern - editorial, News-Barometer
03/24/06 |
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Summary of Findings of the
De-Designation Public Opinion Survey - posted 03/22/06 |
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Survey Shows Strong Opposition to De-Designation - Key West Citizen
03/20/06 |
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Critical Concern De-Designation Bill Making Rounds - Key West Citizen
03/20/06 |
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Fair
Insurance Rates In Monroe - a critical Quality-of-Life issue - Key
West Citizen
03/10/06 |
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HARC
Asks for Ethics Ruling - Key West Citizen
03/07/06 |
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Time to Set Policy on Larger Cruise Ships - editorial, Key West Citizen
03/06/06 |
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Protection of
Critical Concern in Danger - Keynoter, 03/04/06 |
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HARC Member Has Misused His Position - editorial, Key West Citizen
03/01/06 |
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New Cruiseships May be Too Big For Key West - Key West Citizen
02/26/06 |
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"How Much is Too
Much?" is a Fair Question - Wall Street Journal/Associated Press
02/25/06 |
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Stop Florida Offshore Drilling Proposal -
letter-to-editor, Keynoter 02/25/06 |
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Hats Off to Community Foundation of the Florida Keys - editorial,
Key West Citizen
02/24/06 |
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Rules Change Favored the Rich and Famous - Key West Citizen
02/19/06 |
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Special
HARC Meeting Called - IMPORTANT TO ATTEND - Key West Citizen
02/18/06 |
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Keep Critical State Concern Designation - editorial, Key West Citizen
02/15/06 |
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De-designation Would Help Only Developers - letter-to-editor, Keynoter 02/11/06
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Overdevelopment is killing the Keys -
letter-to-editor, Keynoter 02/11/06
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US1 Surveillance Poles Hit a Raw Nerve - letters-to-editor, Keynoter 02/11/06
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Corps Was Wrong to Issue Fill Permit - editorial, Key West Citizen
02/10/06 |
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Miami-Dade Denied Water Increase for Development at Top of Keys -
Key West Citizen
02/08/06 |
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Tell the Governor
Poles Must Go - letter-to-editor, Keynoter 02/08/06
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FDOT
Firm on Keeping Traffic Poles - Keynoter 02/08/06
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Florida Coast Needs Protection from Oil Drilling - editorial, Key
West Citizen
02/06/06 |
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HARC can prevent development assault - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
02/06/06 |
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Commission to FDOT: Lose the Poles - letter-to-editor, Key West
Citizen
02/04/06 |
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HARC Steps Back
From A Steep Path - Solares Hill 02/03/06 |
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State
must keep oversight - editorial, News-Barometer
02/03/06 |
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Governor to Monroe County: No Wiggle Room - editorial, Key West
Citizen
02/02/06 |
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County Confident of Meeting
Governor's Mar 21 Deadline - Key West Citizen 02/02/06 |
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Neighborhood and Rules Win in Watermark Case - editorial, Key West Citizen
01/31/06 |
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Court says no to Watermark -
Keynoter 01/28/06 |
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Attorney:
FEMA Injunction is Feds' Fault - Key West Citizen
01/26/06 |
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Limit Waterfront Traffic by Limiting Development - letter-to-editor,
Key West Citizen
01/17/06 |
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Developers Posing as Sir Galahads of Affordability -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
01/17/06 |
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New Utility Poles May Violate Policy -
letter-to-editor, Keynoter 01/12/06
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Sorensen is The Critical Concern - editorial, Key West Citizen
01/06/06 |
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It's Now
Official: No Dissent Allowed - Keynoter editorial 12/24/05 |
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County
Commission Out of Control - letters-to-editor, Keynoter 12/24/05 |
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The Worst Ever
(county commission) - Solares Hill editorial 12/23/05 |
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Keep
Critical Concern Designation - editorial, News-Barometer
12/23/05 |
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Spehar
Removal of Harrision from Board Reeks - Key West Citizen
editorial 12/18/05 |
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More
big developers are on the way
- letter-to-editor, Keynoter 12/17/05 |
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(articles on "FEMA Ruling" coming
soon - check back) |
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DCA Secretary:
Keys Must Keep Deal - Keynoter 10/01/05 |
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Reconsider
Reneging on Habitat Protection - Key West Citizen
editorial 10/01/05 |
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County
Move on Habitat Protection Shocks State -
Key West Citizen
10/01/05 |
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New
Hurricane Evacuation Plan Increases Public Risk - Key West Citizen
editorial 9/26/05 |
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Last Stand NOT the Only Critics of Local Developer -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
9/18/05 |
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Last Stand Encourages Workforce Housing - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
8/24/05 |
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Blaming Environmentalists for Housing Crisis Is Ludicrous - guest
comment, Key West Citizen
8/17/05 |
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four
good recent letters-to-editor on housing affordability - Key West Citizen
8/11/05 |
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Governor
Scolds Monroe County Officials - Key West Citizen
8/10/05 |
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Don't
Reward County's Bad Behavior - Key West Citizen editorial
8/0705 |
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Civic
Activism is a Constitutional Right - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
8/05/05 |
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Last Stand and Citizens' Coalition Appeal Development Ruling - Key West Citizen
8/02/05 |
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Judge Nixes Watermark Approval - Key West Citizen
8/02/05 |
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Chamber Should Pay Fair Rent -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
8/02/05 |
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County Commission Abolishes Big Coppitt Sewer District -
Key West Citizen
7/26/05 |
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Key
West: "Most Dangerous City for Cycling"? - Key West Citizen
7/25/05 |
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DCA Deal (the
one we challenged) in Jeopardy -
Keynoter 7/23/05 |
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So
Much for Accountability -
editorial, News-Barometer
7/08/05 |
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A Priceless Parcel
of Paradise Within Reach - Guest Comment, Key West Citizen
7/03/05 |
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Pressure to Build No Help to Affordability - editorial, Key West Citizen
7/03/05 |
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Judge
Rules Against Last Stand on Development Increase - Key West Citizen
7/01/05 |
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Cruise Ship
QOL Study Defended - Key West Citizen
6/29/05 |
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Ugly DMS
Signs Not Needed; Hwy Info Already Available
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letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
6/29/05 |
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No Logic in
Gutting the Tier System - editorial, News-Barometer
6/17/05 |
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Hurricane
Amendment a Recipe for Disaster - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
6/15/05 |
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Opposition
grows over DOT project -
Keynoter 6/08/05 |
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Bridle Path Parcel Key to Salt Ponds - letters-to-editor, Key West Citizen 5/29/05 |
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Duck Tour
Debacle - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 5/28/05 |
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Deleting Tier Two Makes No Sense - editorial, News-Barometer
5/27/05 |
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Scrapping
Tier Two Harms Conservation - Key West Citizen editorial
5/24/05 |
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24-hour
evacuation gets approval
- Keynoter 5/21/05 |
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A Modern Day Trojan
Horse - Guest Opinion, Solares Hill, 5/20/05 |
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Last
Stand is Not a Terrorist Organization -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 5/20/05 |
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Reject
Hurricane Evacuation Sham - Key West Citizen editorial
5/18/05 |
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Commissioner Wants to Hire Anti-Last Stand Lobbyist - Key West Citizen
5/14/05 |
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Storm Plan
Slammed - Keynoter 5/14/05 |
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Hurricane Evacuation "Killer Amendment" on BOCC Agenda - Key West Citizen
5/13/05 |
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Marathon City
Govt Battles Land-Plan Fears - Key West Citizen
5/12/05 |
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Watermark decision was wrong -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 5/11/05 |
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Hurricane Shuffle:
Mind-boggling, Convoluted Logic - Islamorada Free Press (1/12/05) |
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Hurricane Plan
Called A Ruse - Key West Citizen
5/09/05 |
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Partiers Trash Protected Backcountry Islands - Key West Citizen
5/02/05 |
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Shelve the
Hurricane Evacuation Shell Game - News-Barometer
4/29/05 |
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Don't Free Nemo (or
other non-natives into the wild) - Key West Citizen 4/21/05 |
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Florida DCA
Has Concerns With Watermark - Key West Citizen 4/21/05 |
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"Sloppy Joe's
Bill" would weaken Clean Air Act - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 4/20/05 |
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City Commission
Ignores Rules, Approves Watermark -
Key West Citizen 4/20/05 |
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Watermark Final Review at City Commission -
Key West Citizen 4/17/05 |
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What's Come Over Marathon? - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen,
4/17/05 |
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Last
Chance to Speak Up On Watermark - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen,
4/17/05 |
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Hurricane Evacuation Shell Game is Dangerous -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen,
4/14/05 |
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State to
Fund Purchase of 60 Environmentally Sensitive Acres in Keys -
Key West Citizen 4/06/05 |
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Holding
the Line in Miami-Dade Matters to the Keys - Key West Citizen
guest commentary 3/31/05 |
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Judge Decides FEMA/FWS Case in Favor of Environment - Key West Citizen
3/31/05 |
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Meeting
Keys Water Demands Will Cost Us Big Bucks - Key West Citizen
3/26/05 |
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Last
Stand Joins the Watermark Fray - Keynoter 3/21/05 |
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Watermark
Misses the Mark - Key West Citizen Guest Comment
3/21/05 |
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Hold
The Line on South Miami-Dade Urban Sprawl -
Key West Citizen editorial 3/15/05 |
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Purchase of Bridle Path Property on Key West Agenda -
Key West Citizen 3/10/05 |
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"You're One Too", Last Stand Tells Commissioner Nelson -
Keynoter 3/09/05 |
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Jet-Skis
Among Topics at US Fish & Wildlife Meetings This Week -
Keynoter 3/05/05 |
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Watermark
Passes Planning Board by Narrow Margin -
Key West Citizen 3/04/05 |
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Watermark Before Planning Board This Week - Key West Citizen
2/28/05 |
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Big Ships May Not Be Able to Visit City - Key West Citizen
2/26/05 |
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Sanctuary Panel Supports Ban on "personal watercraft" in Wildlife
Refuges - Key West Citizen
2/17/05 |
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Key West Planning Board Nixes Height Rule Change -
Key West Citizen 02/04/05 |
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Marathon
on the Brink -
Key West Citizen guest commentary 02/03/05 |
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Raspberries for Watermark's Design -
Key West Citizen editorial 01/31/05 |
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More
Work Needed on Evacuation Plan -
Key West Citizen 01/29/05 |
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Protect Keys Refuges from JetskisTM
- letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 01/27/05 |
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Keys Heading
Down the Drain - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen
01/27/05 |
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Do
the Hurricane Evacuation Shuffle - Key West Citizen
01/26/05 |
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Setting
the Record Straight -
letter-to-editor, Keynoter 01/26/05 |
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Key
West May Jimmy its Height Limit - Key West Citizen 01/24/05 |
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Wildlife Refuges No Place for Personal Watercraft - Key West Citizen
01/24/05 |
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What Next? Jet-skisTM
in Wildlife Refuges? - Miami Herald 01/23/05 |
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Planning Board Deadlocked on Watermark - Key West Citizen
01/21/05 |
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Height
Rules and Watermark on Planning Agenda - Key West Citizen
01/1805 |
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Leave Key West's Height Rule As It Stands -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 01/16/05 |
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Jet
SkisTM
to Return to Keys Refuges?
- Key West Citizen 01/14/05 |
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Tsunami of Greed
- letter-to-editor, Keynoter 01/12/05 |
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"Obstructionist" Label Depends on Viewpoint - Guest Column by Last
Stand VP, Keynoter 01/12/05 |
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Designate More Permits for Affordable -
letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 01/11/05 |
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Threatened
by Greed - a Guest Comment, Key West Citizen 01/07/05 |
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Planning Process Raises Concerns (see next
item) - Key West Citizen 01/04/05 |
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