Commentary
Super Tuesday Notes
On Tuesday night voters will gather in four of the six Vineyard towns to conduct their annual town meetings. Town meetings are...
Note: The Heath Hen, once a plentiful bird throughout New England, was last seen by James Green in West Tisbury on March 11, 1932.
The Ballad...
Ship to Shore
From Gazette editions of April, 1909:
PAY NOW, PAY LATER
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Several people have asked questions about my recent essay and presentations about Tisbury’s...
LONDON — The newspaper industry is ailing; but I do not think that newspapers will altogether die.
— Tom Driberg, one of Fleet Street’s premier...
In February, 2006, while traveling from Australia to the United States, one of my children became ill with a chest infection. Upon arrival here, my...
Worthwhile Cause
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
On April 14, at Tisbury town meeting, you will be asked once again to vote on whether or not to place...
Take This Poem
Take this poem. No. Really
take it. It belongs to you.
Like anything you read.
It belongs. Like Hawaii’s
swaying palms,...
Spring Fever
From Gazette editions of April, 1959:
COUNTING TURBINES
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
How many wind turbines for Martha’s Vineyard?
Electricity is measured in kilowatt hours. One kilo...
Here’s what I love most about my town: its edges. In three directions, Vineyard Haven ends abruptly, as a town should, surrendering, gracefully and...
The Most Valuable Things
World and national affairs have moved a little closer to the Island these days. The state of the country is affecting...
