Commentary
Thanksgiving 2007
FOR NANCY WHITING
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I was saddened to learn of the recent death of Nancy Whiting, former librarian of the West Tisbury...
I’m trying to be thankful, and that should be easy at this time of year. Here I am in Chilmark where I enjoy the legacy left by my parents, Henry...
A Real Thanksgiving
Written by Henry Beetle Hough. From the Vineyard Gazette edition of Nov. 19, 1971:
Thanksgiving editorials and proclamations...
Even before the 30th annual Island Cup game began on Saturday, things didn't look good for the visiting Whalers from Nantucket.
When the players...
This is our second stint as editors for Sophomores Speak Out. This week we have a different set of opinions on everything from Halloween to school...
Teller of Tales
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of April, 1932:
While many of Vineyard Haven lawyer Charles H. Brown’s recollections are of...
Shifting Sands
Scientific study is yielding valuable insights into coastal erosion. Researchers have discovered that permanent structures built in...
Saturday at McCarthy Field: The Big Game
Whoever said it was only a game had it wrong. Like so many of the great football rivalries across the...
ROARING SUCCESS
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Once in a while, something happens on the Vineyard that makes you take stock of the wonderful place...
Unless you are the world’s biggest fan of déjà vu, you probably do not enjoy the nonstop reruns of late-night talk shows, and it will only get...
It was as cold as charity at 8:30 a.m. on the West Tisbury School soccer fields last Saturday. The wind cut right through you, and it was...