Where are all the children?

KEY WEST ? Where are all the children?

It's a question many grown-ups are asking as they watch the rosters of classrooms, after-school programs and daycare centers in the Florida Keys shrink almost monthly.

This not unexpected phenomenon is affecting the Bahama Village Music Program, with which I am affiliated as a board member. We're seeing declining participation as families move up the Keys, or up into Florida, or elsewhere.