January starts our year with cold contradictions. It is January that drives us indoors, and rewards us when we venture out with impressions as sharp and vivid as the very air.
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I am a lawyer, former prosecutor (assistant state attorney general, 1982-1986), and a member of a drug reform organization called Law Enforcement...
The following was sent to President Obama. Dear Mr. President,
Conflict without Walls in West Tisbury
Election Day 2010 How a prisoner is treated in the Island jail. How a wind power developer is greeted at the state house. How much sales tax you...
Gifts from the Sea From a 1961 Gazette edition: It was quite recently that the conversation among a group of representative men was pertaining...
Karen Coffey is tiny, but she packs a huge wallop psychically. Her clear eyes do not look away when she speaks to you. When I encountered her in...
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This year, the Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival was blessed with perfect weather. On Saturday, it drizzled and was a fine day to be indoors, at the...
Becoming a parent brings the whole gamut of human emotions and challenging responsibilities. While it can be joyous and fulfilling for all parents...
Three Saturdays ago, I stopped by the dumptique. I brought my large canvas bag full of donations, as I usually do. My goods passed inspection, were...