Commentary
Noisy Gli de
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of June, 1983:
By accident of birth or some would say by destiny, my generation is about to live through yet another sea change of consciousness in this great...
Wash Day Art
As the green movement has grown, hanging out clothes has become de rigueur. Solar dryers, some call them, but around here they are...
First of all, welcome families and friends. Second, congratulations class of 2008. And third, I love you. My fellow graduates, we have been so...
Learning the Ropes
Training young men and women in maritime skills would seem to be a natural and logical endeavor on an Island seven miles out to...
Hello, June
When I sat down to write this graduation speech, I did what any child of the nineties would do in my situation — I went on Google. I typed “best...
Welcome. We’re here today to get approval to leave this place. To be told that we’re done, al fin, la fine. But if we were to place this summer,...
Improving County Government
In the end, after a laborious and sometimes painful process, the Dukes County Charter Study Commission has recommended...
Commencement Day 2008
This morning the Vineyard Gazette salutes the graduating seniors at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and at the...
Sweet Inspiration
The fragrances of spring are everywhere in the air, luring even the most sedentary out of doors. Dooryard lilacs — deep purple,...
Even though I partied so much in college that I graduated magna cum lager, I went to class often enough that I still have a dream that is common...
