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GETTING INTO THE FLOW
For the Florida Keys, obtaining access to fresh water
was more than just a pipe dream
The U.S. Navy has long had a presence in Key West, Florida. And the city, along with the rest of the Florida Keys, is indebted to the Navy for something most folks take for granted—good old H2O. Residents of mainland Florida have always had access to fresh water, though in recent years there has been increasing concern about its long-term availability.

SETTING SAIL
Residents of Southwest Florida's island coast who make the community special
Teaching kids self-reliance is a key goal of the nonprofit Edison Sailing Center. “After years of this, I’d put these kids up against any other group of kids, and they could kick their butts just by being able to think for themselves and succeed,” says Steve Olive, who co-founded the school twenty-five years ago with its managing director, Ross Webb.

PERPETUAL INCOME STRATEGIES IN RETIREMENT
How to help your money last longer than you do
It used to be pretty easy to plan your retirement income. Company pensions guaranteed retirees a lifetime income, life expectancies were not that much longer than normal retirement age, and the typical retiree wasn’t that active. Life was simple. Today’s baby boomer generation is facing a much different scenario. They are active; they travel, exercise, run marathons, do triathlons, and seem to enjoy their life much more than the generation before them.

LOOKING BACK
Images of diversity reflect Sanibel’s history
“Sanibel Island has a richer and more ethnically diverse history than most people realize. Local authors Yvonne Hill and Marguerite Jordan, in collaboration with the Lee County Black History Society, celebrate this history in the book Sanibel Island, a highly informative collection of photographs highlighting the contributions of early black and white pioneers to the island’s settlement.

THE TWO SIDES OF VIRGINIA BEACH
Natural attractions offset the area’s bustling waterfront-resort persona
I used to think “nature jet ski tours” was an oxymoron. But zipping along the fringe waters of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia Beach with the ospreys and herons, my preconceptions flew with the very wind that was making this a bad hair day, but an excellent sightseeing one. The previous day, after my first glimpse, I had figured that Virginia Beach and nature too were oxymoronic in relationship.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009

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