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1859: The U.S. Coast Survey steamer Corwin arrived from New York to begin surveying the reefs and channels near Knight’s Key.

1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Friday, March 29th Having completed the duties enjoined upon me by the Honourable Secretary of

I don’t like making predictions about the news. There are too many variables. Too many players. There’s the Hand of G-d who intervenes in ways that we can never forecast.  But I’ve been a newsman since the 1970s and I’ve covered comparable stories over many decades. Some stories blow up. Some blow o

By Seth H. Bramson It would be easy for a person to ask how I can not only make that statement but how am I audacious enough to title this article with those words. And the answer, of course, is both simple and factual: because both statements are true. Let us discuss those two topics in reverse ord