Commentary
The Meaning of Cheer
At this time, as the holidays approach and the days are at their shortest, almost everyone is feeling somehow battered by...
The Garage That Became a House
Editor’s Note: Under discussion for 30 years, a Chappaquiddick bike path is on the drawing board again. An application has been filed with the...
Sometimes the juxtaposition of two appar ently unrelated stories provides more incisive commentary than the best editorial or op-ed. Take the front...
WORTH FIGHTING FOR
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I’m writing in response to your Nov. 21 editorial titled Educating Children Early.
Ink by the Barrel
From the Gazette editions of December, 1908:
We drove down the driveway, turned right so that we could see the front of the house one last time, and then the dam broke. The tears and the...
Zen and the Art of Splitting Wood
This is the time of year when the woodpile beckons. Stacked, split logs of nicely seasoned oak are the outdoor...
Cinderella Legislators
In these long nights of December, lawmakers far away from the Vineyard are busy with what they call midnight regulation,...
The Dark Side of the Island
Thanksgiving
Eighteen eider ducks
are swimming in the sun
from Vineyard Haven’s harbor
on their lighthouse run
underneath our dock and...
Hi! I am the editor for Sophomores Speak Out this year. This week our articles discuss problems both on the Island and in the United States....