In your editorial “Keeping it Small” in the Nov. 6 Gazette, you wrongly assert that Tip O’Neill’s maxim “All politics is local” is ungrammatical. In fact, it is perfectly correct. As Bryan Garner notes in his authoritative Garner’s Modern English Usage, “As with similar ics words denoting disciplines of academics and human endeavor, politics is treated as singular when it refers to the field itself (all politics is local) and as plural when it refers to a collective set of political stands (her politics were too mainstream for the party’s activists).”

David Dollenmayer

On behalf of our families, we extend grateful thanks to the Chilmark fire department.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is currently taking up the high school athletic fields question.

Question 3 asks Dukes County voters to support a change where the county treasurer would be appointed rather than elected.

We at NAMI MV (National Alliance on Mental Illness) want to thank superintendent Matt D’Andrea, assistant superintendent Richie Smith and director of student support services Hope MacLeod.

The other day I went shopping at Cronig’s, only eight items on my list, $100 in my pocket, no problem.

It is heartening to see a powerful vocalization from our Island community as the cold weather descends, and awareness and concern for our homeless population grows.

Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard would like to thank the Vineyard Gazette for their support of our art show this past weekend at the Galaxy Gallery in Oak Bluffs.

Voting no on Question 3 will keep the county treasurer position elected and will continue the checks and balances in the county’s finances.

The Dukes County commission is asking you to vote yes on Question 3, which would change our county treasurer position from elected to appointed.