Commentary
The following letter was sent to the Edgartown selectmen:
The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society, founded in 1859, has had as its mission...
A few days ago, after we had an argument, my daughter Pickle, age three, announced she had another father. His name, she told me, is Bob Cheeks....
Editor’s Note: What follows is a selection of comments posted on the Gazette Web site last week in response to the story about a preliminary...
A majority of the citizens decided to secure by peaceful means if possible, a change in the existing form of government and an adhesion to a...
For Valentine’s Day, an essay about love and something more, first published in the Gazette in February, 2011.
Land Bank Position
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The following letter was sent to the Edgartown selectmen from the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank.
I...
CALL FOR CANDIDATES
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
A functioning democracy requires the participation of its citizens.
That is something which we...
Saving Parsonage House
The old house is one of those places you drive by — nearly every day if you live up-Island and frequently if you live...
Divided Past
From Gazette editions of February, 1986:
When the Edgartown selectmen proposed a subdivision moratorium last week, they were...
I drove into Owen Park and parked on the hill to hunt for my gloves. Driving while feeling under car seats is not good. I could have left them in a...
Every profession seems to produce a savant who can write about it with a sensibility that few equate with workers in that field. For chefs that...
D eliberately or circumstantially, we are somewhat locked away, and an Island winter is a great equalizer, so one’s nature determines how it plays...
