Commentary
The angry red swath on the NOAA map shows Earl’s path northward. As I write this, on Wednesday, it’s not clear what he intends — but already I can...
FISHING FRIENDLY
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Faded Beauty
New School Year Begins
Picture it this way: If a doctor, lawyer or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different...
Murder on MV
From Gazette editions of September, 1935:
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The following letter was sent to the president, vice president and board chairman of The Trustees of Reservations,...
REQuiEM FOR VALORA
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Last Monday the schooner Valora was lost after she broke from her mooring outside Vineyard Haven...
From Gazette editions of late summer, 1935:
It’s nearly that time of year. Yellow busses roll, the flashing lights warn caution. Maybe there’s a bigger message here. We’re in the Internet age...
Holiday Snapshots
Two trips to the beach, one family bike ride, three dinners out and roughly eighty-one holes of golf. One trip to the bookstore...
In early August I accepted a freelance proofreading job at a rate that could generously be called less than desirable. The job comes with flexible...
For the past week, President Obama has been my neighbor on Martha’s Vineyard. He’s not what you call a cheek-by-jowl neighbor. Although we are both...
