Every Child Deserves a Just Future

It had been two years since the United Nations conducted its business in person, a period when world affairs veered dangerously out of control.

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Ode to Soo

The call went out, there’s been a sighting, / A world class bird, her name, Soo Whiting.

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Remembering Jazz DJ and Mentor Eric Jackson

Eric Jackson’s death at 72 hit me hard — not just as a longtime listener from a family of fans, but as someone who knew him personally and guest-hosted his show, Eric in the Evening on WGBH.

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Islanders Are Always Ready to Help at a Moment's Notice

Late Wednesday afternoon, our food outreach coordinator at the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury had two huge pots of pea soup simmering in the Parish Hall.

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Vineyard Steamship Governor Responds to Busy Summer

Through August 2022, 11,406 trips of 11,677 scheduled and available operated on the Vineyard route.

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Hail to the Chef; Helpful Encounter Soothes Body and Soul

Through the years in many musings, I wrote about Martha’s Vineyard, describing what makes it feel unique and magical to me.

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Summer's End

The low profile of the mainland / Across Vineyard Sound / Swims into focus.

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Illumination Night: Oak Bluffs

Just once each year / I can recapture something / Of childhood’s summer-scented magic.

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Back to the Earth, With a Glass of Cabernet Too

There’s a vineyard on the Island that not many people know about.

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Speaking Out Against Gun Violence

Remarks delivered by the author at the nationally broadcast Peoples’ Filibuster for Gun Safety (24-7).

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