Commentary
Reading the Fine Print
As big as the ocean itself, the Massachusetts Oceans Act adopted six months ago by the state legislature is an ambitious...
Fish Tales
From the Gazette editions of October, 1908:
Human beings evolved to be the complex creatures we are by communicating. As our languages became ever more complex so did we. Bands of humans,...
His coach says, “he has an arm,” and calls him the team’s star pitcher. He plays Little League in his hometown of Pelham, N.Y. His father says, and...
Noman’s Maneuvers
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of October, 1983:
The weather wasn’t ideal for war games this weekend but nothing ever...
GOOD DEAL
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
To help quell the groans and moans about the “excessive” fares to and from Chappaquiddick, I wish to provide...
Autumn
Dear Crickets, doomed to die,
Bless you, for so am I.
How bravely your song of Autumn
Accepts without remorse
The ordaining of...
Dog at the Funeral
For Dave Willey (1947-2008)
I didn’t see him when two planes did a fly-by,
one on the right peeling off in missing-man...
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Jose is a brown and white nine-year-old ox who is looking for a new pet-friendly home. He would be a great companion...
Happy Birthday
One hundred and fifty years is a long time, but like a beautiful woman who ages gracefully, Alley’s General Store is hardly showing...
Economies of Scale
The clock that ticks off the United States’ national debt ran out of digits yesterday. It could not register ten trillion...
With Ocean Park on one side and Circuit avenue, Oak Bluffs’ main street, on the other, Kennebec avenue could easily have escaped the attention of...