Key West News Flash

Published: Tue, 09/12/17

First report we have received from the Keys. Very little news coming out after Irma. The info seems sound, but cannot assure accuracy....Read more here.

Paris, The Palace Hotels: Part I By Richard C. Young

Paris, a city of over two million, has 20 arrondissements (neighborhoods) in its inner circle. The Cathedral of Notre Dame, on Isle de la Cite (1^st a), is considered the center of Paris, with each arrondissement spiraling like a snail’s shell from there. Use the Notre Dame as your base for understanding Paris’s layout and calculating distances....Read more here.

A Category 5 Strike Devastates Your House By E.J. Smith

What do you do if you’re in the line of fire of a Category 5 strike? First you pray. And then you hope you can rise to your training to protect your family and to be of assistance to others in need....Read more here.

How Should the U.S. Solve the North Korean Problem? By Richard C. Young

According to Andrew Bracevich, the Trump administration should approach the problems posed by North Korea with a seven step process. He writes...Read more here.

Is Federal Involvement Impeding Disaster Recovery? By E.J. Smith

According to Chris Edwards, the director of tax policy studies at Cato Institute, the federal government is involving itself too much in the business of disaster recovery. Edwards writes that local authorities, along with the private sector, are in a better position to take lead roles in disaster recovery. Too much federal intervention could actually slow down the process of helping those affected by a disaster....Read more here.

The Giving Tree Now Gone By Debbie Young

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 moved into our newly restored Conch home in Old Town, KW....Read more here.

Are the Chinese About to Flee Bordeaux? By Richard C. Young

After buying up numerous estates in Bordeaux, some Chinese investors are looking for the exit. It turns out producing wine isn’t all smooth sailing. Jane Anson of Decanter reports that up to 40 Chinese owned Chateaux may be about to come back onto the market....Read more here.

U.S. Navy’s Powerful New Missile Detection Tool Reaches Milestone By Steve Schneider

The U.S. Navy’s powerful new tool to detect and defeat incoming anti-ship missile threats is on schedule to be constructed in early 2018. Lockheed Martin is reporting that its new Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system has passed Preliminary Design Review....Read more here.