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Key West Journal
Working Toward College, a True Juggling Act
Working Toward College, a True Juggling Act
Barbara P. Fernandez for The New York Times
Reid Fierheller-Conklin, 16, performing at Mallory Square by the water in Key West. He has been working there since he was 12.

Street performers like 16-year-old Reid Fierheller-Conklin are a reminder of the old freewheeling party Key West used to be.

Gay Couples Find Marriage Is a Mixed Bag

In four years of gay marriage in Massachusetts, there has been bliss, painful divorce and everything in between.

Iowa Continues to Cope With Floods

Receding water in Cedar Rapids revealed the widespread damage caused by a record flood crest, while other Iowa cities faced rivers that were still rising.

Senator Says Loan Favoritism Is Possible

Senator Kent Conrad said he’d refinance the property he mortgaged with Countrywide Financial to avert the impression he benefited from preferential treatment.

Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic

Internet service providers are threatening to place limits on the online activity of their most active subscribers.

New Take on a Prostate Drug, and a New Debate

A drug can cut the risk of developing prostate cancer, but not all experts agree that men should be taking it.

With Gasoline Prices Up, Drivers Push Closer to the End of the Tank

As gasoline prices climb, automobile clubs and towing services say they are taking more calls from motorists who have run out of gas.

Multimedia
Multimedia Feature MULTIMEDIA FEATURE: A Second Chance, With Counseling, for Parolees

Parolees, inmates, a parole officer and program directors discuss the new effort in Kansas to reduce violations and reincarcerations.

Interactive Feature INTERACTIVE FEATURE: Faces of the Dead

An interactive look at the American service members who have died in Iraq.

Interactive Feature INTERACTIVE FEATURE: The Cases

The New York Times found 121 cases in which veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan committed a killing, or were charged with one, after their return from war.

Interactive Graphic INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: Selling Off Federal Land

The federal government has sold nearly $3 billion of federal land in the Las Vegas area under a law pushed through Congress nearly a decade ago by Nevada legislators.

Interactive Graphic INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: Search U.S. Surnames

Search a list of the 5,000 most common surnames in the United States.

Interactive Feature INTERACTIVE FEATURE: Life Since Katrina

An interactive feature looks at life in New Orleans over the past two years, since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and the region.

The Long Run
In ’74 Thesis, the Seeds of McCain’s War Views

In an essay for the National War College, John McCain blamed domestic politics for weakening the will of American prisoners of war.

Multimedia
Married in Massachusetts

Gays and lesbians discuss life since same-sex marriage was legalized in Massachusetts.

Weekends at the Charreada

Participants of Mexican rodeo describe the sport as a cultural tradition and defend it against criticism from animal rights activists.

Key West Journal

In a sign of how much Key West has changed, an ambitious teenager performs in Mallory Square beside aging hippies to make money for college.

This Land: The House

The house in Crandon, Wis., where 18-year-old Jordanne Murray and five of her friends were shot and killed last October is scheduled for demolition.

A Local Immigration Crackdown

Sheriff Wendell Hall of Santa Rosa County, Fla., uses false-documentation laws to round up illegal immigrants.

The Papal Visit
Pope Benedict XVI

A special section on Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to the U.S. as pontiff.

National Columnists

Dan Barry

Dan Barry“This Land” explores obscure and well-known corners of the U.S.

Adam Liptak

Adam Liptak“Sidebar” covers and considers developments in the world of law.

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