Arts & Living Columns

"Tan Lines" by Mandy Bolen
What's in a name? A lot
Key West Citizen - Sunday, October 18, 2009

Baseball once again has captured my attention for these few autumn weeks. Who knows what will have happened in the weekend games by the time you read these lines, but let's hope for the...

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"Soundings" by Mark Howell
Soundings
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 1, 2009

'When the sun first assembles itself over the broken skyline of Key West, a thunderous light fills the city and everyone moves in stately flotation through streets that are conduits of something...

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"Miss Informed" by Traci Rork
In case you haven't noticed, what goes around always comes around...
Paradise - Thursday, October 15, 2009

How many of you have had your bicycles snatched by some drunken degenerate never to be seen again? I'm willing to wager -- plenty. But how many of you have actually had the pleasure of running into...

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"Tide Waters" by Rob Busweiler
All I Can Say
Marathon Free Press - Friday, November 6, 2009

Does what happen at Fantasy Fest stay at Fantasy Fest? Not when there is an annoying columnist lurking around. Although I swore to myself that the first time I went to the week-long party's...

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"Clean & Green" by Chris Belland's
Act Now or Buy Wellingtons for Your Grandchildren
Solares Hill - Sunday, October 25, 2009

If the human species survives on earth, which is, at least to me, highly suspect at this moment, it will be because we have realized in time just how far out of step with nature we have become. In...

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"Philanthropy Corner" by Dianna Sutton
Lack of Good Governance and Trust -- How Shocking!
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 1, 2009

Trust is the very essence of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. In the nonprofit sector, trust is bestowed on the individuals serving on the governing board who are expected to uphold the public...

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"To Your Pet's Health" by Dr. Doug Mader
Differing Views on 'Your Pet's Health' Column
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 1, 2009

Q. Your column used to be about pets and their problems. Seems like lately all you talk about is iguanas and snakes. I used to like to read your advice because I have lots of pets...

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"Keys Cuisine" by Joanna Brady Schmida
In Mexico, Day of the Dead Is Lively and Joyous
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 1, 2009

Halloween and Fantasy Fest are big in Key West. But for many people elsewhere, yesterday and today are important days for remembering loved ones and feasting. Mexico, for instance, celebrates El...

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"From the Grapevine" by Steve Calderwood
Who's Poking Sharp Sticks in Their Own Eyes?
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 1, 2009

All over the vineyards of Bordeaux and the farms of Burgundy, Frenchmen are mad at what's going on in the United States. What could be causing such a reaction in this normally placid race of...

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"Your Woman in Havana" by Stacy Rodriguez
Your Woman in Havana: Hasta la Vista, Baby
Solares Hill - Sunday, August 23, 2009

This is a selfish column. It's the last of my 2009 series on Cuba, and I want to write about selfishness. The Spanish word for selfish, egoista, is perfect. Egotistical. The...

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More Keys Life Columns
Mandy Bolen's "Tan Lines"
Mark Howell's "Soundings"
Traci Rork's "Miss Informed"
Rob Busweiler's "Tide Waters"
Chris Belland's "Clean and Green"
Dianna Sutton's "Philanthropy Corner"
Dr. Doug Mader's "To Your Pet's Health"
Joanna Brady Schmida's "Keys Cuisine"
Steve Calderwood's "From the Grapevine"
Stacy Rodriguez's "Your Woman in Havana"