First report we have received from the Keys. Very little news coming out after Irma. The info seems sound, but cannot assure accuracy. Stock Island: Multiple trailers damaged. Downed utility pole blocking 20th Old Town: Counted 10-20 utility poles down and 20 fallen trees. Navigation hazards posted for Key West waters. Precautionary boil water notice. […]
Curfew for the Florida Keys
In response to the devastation wrought by Hurrican Irma, Sheriff Rick Ramsay of Monroe County Florida has declared a curfew for the Florida Keys from dusk until dawn. The Sheriff seeks to establish safety and security, especially for the hard hit Upper and Middle Keys. No one is being allowed back into the Keys yet. […]
The Giving Tree Now Gone
At current posting, we are not getting much news out of the Keys. I received an email Saturday morning from a friend who was riding out Irma at our house. Our neighbor’s ficus tree had crunched his house. It’s the same ficus that fell on our house in 1998, right after Dick and I had […]
American Optimism Alive and Well
Despite what appears to be increasing polarizing politics, Americans are optimistic about the economy and the prospects for their children, writes James Freeman in the WSJ. Things seem to be working. There is strong support for fundamental constitutional freedoms and an open and welcoming society. On the other hand, “Americans have become much more skeptical of […]
Leningrad Dreaming?
Dick and I just returned from a trip to Leningrad. That is, St. Petersburg, Russia. Appalling Soviet-era apartment complexes circa 1950s for the city’s five million inhabitants. Miles upon miles of urban renewal housing at its worse. It seems New York’s Mayor de Blasio would embrace this Communist model of “what’s yours is mine.” New […]
Fake News Alert: More Inanity from the Left
Not many of us would be able to debate ourselves as persuasively (or as recklessly) as Lynn Yaeger did recently in Vogue magazine. Too bad Ms. Yaeger didn’t take the time to investigate the footwear Melania Trump actually chose to wear while she and President Trump visited Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. (Spoiler: […]
Political Hand-Wringing Our New Version of Fun?
Heather Wilhelm writes in NRO: (B)ut let’s move on to the pressing national issue of Melania Trump’s high heels. In case you missed it, several of our nation’s leading media outlets staged a collective freakout over the fact that the first lady wore fancy shoes to board a plane for a Hurricane Harvey publicity visit. […]
A Teachable Moment in the Law of Unintended Consequences
Guess what? Despite environmentalists’ outrage, Americans can once again purchase bottled water within our national parks. Yes, it’s the end of an Obama-era policy seeking to reduce plastic waste. Which is a good thing, you are likely thinking. But read below what actually happened after America’s Park Service spent millions of dollars on water fountains […]
Trump Brings Out the Worst in His Opponents
Does the spectacle of mobs targeting public statues they don’t like and suppressing the speech of those with whom they disagree advance the Democratic cause? Are Democrats so unhinged they can’t think straight? Do Americans know what the Democrats stand for–other than that they loath Donald Trump? Even Bernie Sanders knows that the Democrats won’t […]
Corporate America Needs to Fight Hate, Not Help It Flourish
After what many view as President Trump’s incompetent handling of the violence in Charlottesville, VA, many organizations are cashing in on the tragedy. The notorious Southern Poverty Law Center is a prime example, explains Kimberley A. Strassel in the WSJ. SPLC is raking in millions on its embellished reputation as a group that “fights hate.” […]
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