Commentary
In 1958, on the 10th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt rhetorically asked the question:
So there I was, hurtling along the West-Tisbury-Edgartown Road in my 1948 red Willys Jeepster convertible, the wind blowing in my hair, sun shining...
From Gazette editions of August, 1960:
Piles of lumber, joists, furring boards of various lengths and thickness, all rapidly diminishing, and...
OZZIE FISCHER MEMORIES
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The following are comments from the Gazette Web site on the obituary for Albert O. (Ozzie)...
Childhood obesity is one of the nation’s fastest growing problems. At this point in time, almost one out of every three young Americans is...
To solve the problem of childhood obesity here on the Vineyard and throughout the nation we must start with ourselves. Everyone should make a...
We the young people of Martha’s Vineyard can help promote healthier living, especially among young Americans, by teaching parents to buy healthier...
LISA’S ORDEAL
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I would love to talk about how Lisa Scannell, known to many as Lisa Ben David, is a dedicated member of...
Neither surf nor turf, land or sea, salt marshes are a spongy, mucky, stinky in-between zone full of biting, stinging, snapping creatures. Yet they...
House bill 254 is not constitutional and if up held would set a dangerous precedent, potentially affecting all waterfront landowners.
I moved to the Vineyard in 1966 and have been passionate about fishing from the beaches for more than 35 years. Over the years, I have seen many...
When you’re a kid and are near water and see a stone, you skip it. Maybe you are lucky one day and you find a slate mountain. To a kid it seems to...
