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Author: John Donnelly

John Donnelly, a resident of Key Largo was born, raised and went to high school in the South Bronx. Upon graduation he was awarded several scholarships to college. He chose to enlist in the United Sates Marine Corps. While serving in Vietnam John was wounded in action. He received two meritorious promotions, one during combat. Upon discharge and return to America, John had a difficult time transitioning back into civilian life. He found himself homeless for the next 4 years. As he worked out some troublesome concerns, he began to yearn to make some sense of his experiences via education. He sought and received his GI Bill benefits. He later graduated frpm the University of Miami on the President’s Honor Roll. While working at a Maximum Security Prison Facility for criminally insane adolescents, he earned a Master of Science degree from Florida International University. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Articles by John Donnelly prior to November, 2014.
Opinion: A Soldier’s Journey Letter to Editor

Opinion: A Soldier’s Journey

Prelude: Pentagon Now Admits the Drone Strike Ordered By Commander-In-Chief…In Retaliation for the Afghan Killing of 11 Marines, 1 Navy

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Letter to Editor: No Greater Sacrifice Than laying One’s Life Down For Another letter to editor

Letter to Editor: No Greater Sacrifice Than laying One’s Life Down For Another

by John Donnelly The horror and absolute brutality endured by members of our Armed Forces on battlefields over the course

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Hurricane Evacuation: “House Bill 587 is a murderous document…” Letter to the Editor

Hurricane Evacuation: “House Bill 587 is a murderous document…”

I’m troubled by a recent newspaper article entitled “Bill could lead to Keys build-out”. I voiced my concerns to a renowned attorney specializing in “land use matters”. For years we’ve  aggressively battled against the incestuous and destructive relationship that exists between over-development and government officials…

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Rule Change Would Fuel Development Letter to the Editor

Rule Change Would Fuel Development

by John Donnelly Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity in conjunction with some Monroe County commissioners, staffers and state legislators and

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DEAR GOVERNOR: Keep Strong Protections for Environmentally Sensitive Areas Letter to the Editor

DEAR GOVERNOR: Keep Strong Protections for Environmentally Sensitive Areas

by John Donnelly…. LETTER TO GOVERNOR DESANTIS Dear Governor & Administrative Commission Chairman DeSantis: Please allow me a moment to

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Reasonableness and Sanity ~ Opinion ~

Reasonableness and Sanity

by John Donnelly Lighted cigarette butts, beer bottles, cans, fast food debris and fecal ridden diapers tossed from vehicles traveling

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Over-development Grinds Islands Into Wasteland  John Donnelly

Over-development Grinds Islands Into Wasteland 

Op/Ed by John Donnelly Monroe County residents from every corridor and walk of life have contacted me to convey their

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John Donnelly on “Blood Mixing & Sacrifice” John Donnelly

John Donnelly on “Blood Mixing & Sacrifice”

by John Donnelly As our nation continues its tumble into a vacuous, moronic and hateful state of partisan politics, pitting

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Fake News Kills ~ Opinion ~

Fake News Kills

by John Donnelly Inculcating the ether with twisted information designed to undermine and discredit the ideas, experiences and beliefs of

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All Sacrificed…Some Sacrificed All… John Donnelly

All Sacrificed…Some Sacrificed All…

by John Donnelly……. Purple Heart recipients “killed in action” (KIA) were remembered in Key Largo on Memorial Day. Gathering at

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