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To my knowledge, scientific inquiry into the topic of Corpulent Polarity is limited. My serious research began in the early 1980s, …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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7/1/19
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Because an earthquake could happen at any moment, a wise thing to know is what to do when that earthquake begins. Here are the first of nine steps that emergency …
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Curt Scott
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7/1/19
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Remember the last time you were wading at the shore in your bare feet, anticipating the next wave, letting the water rush over your toes and up your ankles and …
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Vicki Husted Biggs
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7/1/19
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Last fall my wife and I were approached by a good friend of ours who has a developmentally delayed (we shall henceforth refer to this as DD) son of …
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Rob Vajko
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7/1/19
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On a hot Saturday night in July our family ate supper a bit early and then Dad washed the dishes while Mom got the rest of us ready to celebrate the marriage of my …
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Phyllis Henry
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6/1/19
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Frank Slater
Civil Civics
A front-page article in The New York Times April 7, 2019, entitled “A More Perfect Civics Lesson?” raised the issue of “whether the United States is a unified …
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6/1/19
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Anne Nesbit
Responding to Mental Illness
Most of us would know how to help if we saw someone having a heart attack—we’d start CPR or at the very least call 911. How many of us would know …
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6/1/19
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Dan Whitmarsh
Dan Whitmarsh
Be the One Who Helps
In my previous column (“Five Thoughts on the Opioid Crisis,” KP News, March 2019), I made reference to a story Jesus told, known as …
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6/1/19
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Meredith Browand
Reclaiming Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day 2019 marks the 111th anniversary of Anna Jarvis creating the holiday to honor her own mother and acknowledge the profound role of …
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5/1/19
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Nancyrose Houston
In Praise of Stinging Nettles
Until last year, my relationship with Urtica dioica, commonly known as stinging nettle, was less than positive. I got to know stinging …
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5/1/19
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Dawn Kinzel
Confessions of a Newbie Farmer
I gave birth to our fourth child on a Monday. On Friday we moved to the Key Peninsula. So began our crazy, exciting farming adventure on the Key.
I …
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5/1/19
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Ed Johnson
On the List
We had a little get together in our community in April at The Mustard Seed Project’s Crandall Center in Key Center. It was advertised as an “open mic” reading.
I …
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5/1/19
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Ted Olinger, KP News
Phil Bauer at his 80th birthday party in July 2016. Photo: Ted Olinger, KP News
Phil Bauer, 83, has been a staple of Key Peninsula culture for more than 30 years. He served …
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4/1/19
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Curt Scott
Just BAM It
Disasters obey Murphy’s Law: “Bad things will happen at the worst possible time.” That means you must be ready all the time. How do you do that?
Break …
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4/1/19
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
Coping with Dragons
Years ago, I bought a small, exquisite piece of framed calligraphy that now hangs in my laundry room, where it speaks a simple truth:
There have …
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4/1/19
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Rob Vajko
Caring and Cared For
I will be 59 in May. My mother gave birth to my brother when she was 20 years old, and to me when she was 22. My two sisters followed shortly after that. My …
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4/1/19
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Vicki Husted Biggs
The Road to Success
What is the name of the ruling dynasty of Monaco? How many legs does a lobster have? Do you love trivia?
My recent trivia night experiences have …
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4/1/19
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Lila Saucier, Guest Columnist
Hope Recovery Center is a proposed 50-bed residential and nonresidential co-occurring treatment center founded by Jeremiah Saucier and a diverse group of …
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3/1/19
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Caleb Lystad, Guest Columnist
What is the Key Peninsula? A few things come to mind: rural, beautiful, quiet, spacious, private, overlooked; a strong community rooted in old school, neighborly …
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3/1/19
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Anne Nesbit
Rising to the Occasion
Rising to the occasion can be fun for daydreaming, but in the real world it rarely plays out with a fairy-tale ending. We are all capable of more than we …
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3/1/19
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