Commentary
Private Use of Public Space
The use of prominent public places in Oak Bluffs for private profit is legitimate cause for concern.
The most...
Island Songlines
Picturesque snow quieted the Island a week ago, a reminder of how long, dark and lonely the wintertime can be here. Some say it’s...
Sticker Shock in West Tisbury
Staggering increases in property taxes in some areas of West Tisbury this year have come as a blow to residents,...
Regional Trash Disposal: Long Overdue
Fifteen years ago Tisbury and Oak Bluffs decided to pull out of the Vineyard’s regional solid waste disposal...
NOT SO NOSTALGIC
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
A Dog Named Jake
By Thomas Hart Benton
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of August, 1946:
I read somewhere (maybe In Style Magazine) that the meek shall inherit the earth. I don’t recall if this statement was intended as a proclamation...
Eyesore From All Angles
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The following is an edited version of a letter sent to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, which...
This is an open letter principally to my fellow members on the Dukes County charter study commission, but also to the selectmen of the towns within...
What is it with this pot-bellied, moon-faced guy Babe Ruth? What makes him remembered so vividly to this day? It was summed up best by an old...
Hi, I’m Troy Small, this week’s Sophomores Speak Out editor. We are bringing a lot of new thoughts to the table this week. We’re talking about...
Backlash
In a strange and disturbing turn, much of the emotion aroused over a fatal Vineyard traffic accident in late January has shifted from...