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Letter From Key West: Waiting for the Oil
by Nancy Klingener Photo of Key West by “MacG5User”/stock.xchng *** Photo of Gulf oil spill by Daniel Beltra/Courtesy of Greenpeace Nancy Klingener is a writer who lives in Key West. Periodically,...
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The Boat Between Them
by Rick Stone Alfredo Malagon, boat captain Jim Griffin and Griffin’s wife, Janet, at the Tampa hotel where they met after Alfredo’s long search. Standing next to the boat model. (Courtesy of Alfredo...
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In Their Shoes: A Narrow Escape from Mariel
Boats docked in Key West during the Mariel boatlift./Dale M. McDonald (Florida State Archives) Listen as Alfredo Malagon tells WLRN-Miami Herald News reporter Rick Stone the story of a harrowing...
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Letter from Key West: Holiday Parade
by Nancy Klingener by Mark Hedden This story originally aired in December 2009. Writer Nancy Klingener lives in Key West. Every year, she looks forward to a parade which marks the arrival of the...
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Viewing Key West from the front porch
(Photo by Sammy Mack / Under the Sun) By Sammy Mack Journalist Frank Deford spends every winter in Key West with his wife. They rent a house, take long walks and breathe in the island air. Under the...
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Letter from Key West: A Different Air
(Photo by Sammy Mack / Under the Sun) By Frank Deford Journalist Frank Deford’s stories have appeared in Sports Illustrated, HBO Real Sports and NPR. He and his wife spend every winter in Key West,...
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Green flashes, rainbows and other atmospheric mirages
Scientists attribute the green flash to refraction. This diagram shows how refraction works. (Graphic courtesy of Patrick Meyers / Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Studies) BY SAMMY MACK...
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Readers share green flash photos
Photo courtesy of Kerry Maxwell Under the Sun recently ran a piece on green flashes – a green light that appears in the sky for a fleeting moment when the sun dips below the horizon. Many believe the...
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Letter From Key West: Bank Robbers with Sardines, Bicycles and Pitchforks
BY MARK HEDDEN Shorts on the head of a Key West bank robber. Photo from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Mark Hedden lives in Key West and writes narrative nonfiction, primarily ornithology-oriented...
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Letter From Key West: Appreciating the Off-Season
BY NANCY KLINGENER Photo by Nancy Klingener June 20th was the official first day of summer, but it’s felt like summer for weeks already. Many of us dread the humid days when we can barely walk to our...
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