Editorials
Letter to a Senator
June Third, Two Thousand and Eight
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
Hyannisport
Dear Senator Kennedy:
By now you have no doubt...
Beachcombing Interrupted
The recent discovery old buried ordnance at Cape Pogue serves as a vivid reminder of the past and the active role the...
More Spectacle Than Sport
The Boston Big Game Fishing Club Monster Shark Tournament has worn out its welcome, not only in the host town of Oak...
Restoring the Public Trust
The stripping of protected Vineyard conservation land to provide native plants for a private estate on the North Shore...
Dodging a Sex Offender
Last March the West Tisbury library trustees suddenly found themselves confronting what for most small town volunteers was...
White Flower Parade
Time Out in Tisbury
Following a passionately fought campaign about whether Tisbury should allow restaurants to sell beer and wine, voters have...
Holding the Sheriff Accountable
If the state takes over the Dukes County sheriff’s department — and it appears that this will eventually be the...
Protecting the Herring
More than one hundred fifty years ago, Henry David Thoreau noted the many rivers on Cape Cod named for herring. The day...
Garage With a View
The controversy over Joseph G. Moujabber’s illegal garage in Oak Bluffs has gone on for a long time — too long — and that may...
Spring Litter
Last week on Earth Day, 26 Island beaches were cleared of empty bottles and cans, plastic odds and ends and other debris. The...
Museum in Limbo
Less than two years ago, the board and staff of the Martha’s Vineyard Historical Society, now called the Martha’s Vineyard Museum...
