Commentary
Thrifty Shoppers Suffer for Saftey
Hilarious Parties
From Gazette editions of March, 1959:
I am just back from Egypt. Happily, during my visit, there were no untoward incidents like the recent bombing in a Cairo bazaar. But I was...
The Legend of Moshup is an ancient creation story from the Wampanoag oral tradition. It tells of the giant Moshup, the personification of the...
There’s a squirrel hanging about in my yard, and I’m not pleased to have him there. Once, I saw squirrels as playful creatures with fluffy tails...
Sunday Will Be Different
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the oldest and largest United States grassroots based civil rights...
Sometime around Christmas a letter appeared in the Gazette from a “lapsed Methodist.” I’ve thought of it on and off for the past few months as I...
KEEP HOSPICE SEPARATE
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I am not surprised to hear that the Vineyard Nursing Association is adding Medicare hospice...
Angels of the Morning
Why does the Vineyard Nursing Association want to get into the hospice business, when there is already a hospice on the...
Scallops in the White House
Dear Mr. President: We read in The New York Times last week about your first state dinner, and we loved the kitchen...
How Old Are You?
From a February, 1991 Just a Thought column by Art Railton:
You’re getting old if you can remember when:
You came to the...