Commentary
CLOSE CALL
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I’m sitting in my room on this Friday night relaxing, listening to the rain outside. Next thing I know, I...
The current financial crisis reminds me of a discussion I had recently with a conservative friend of mine. We’ll call him Harry. Harry believes...
Tuesdays Will be Different
The fall equinox arrived last week; today September ends. The weather has been changeable with buckets of rain and...
Capt. David D. Willey: 1947-2008
He was the favorite pilot, the one we all knew. Truthfully we only knew him by his first name — Dave. But he was...
The Great White Way, on Oak Bluffs avenue between Sea View and Lake avenues, was the heart of the summer resort’s entertainment area. Its evolution...
In his first State of the Union speech, Abra ham Lincoln declared that “the Union must be preserved.” One hundred and forty-seven years later, I ask...
I arose before dawn.
Raced to my favorite fishing spot.
The shore by the Vineyard Haven bridge.
I cast from 5 to 6 a.m.
No fish.
But I did see...
SACRED COW
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Reading about Bradley Square brings me back to fairly recent history on Martha’s Vineyard. Remember when...
Tending Their Flocks
From earlier Gazette editions:
It is recorded that when Major General Sir Charles Grey made his raid upon the Vineyard...
As a man who is so bad at games of chance that I was once beaten in blackjack by my dog, I never thought I would be a high roller at a casino. That...
Asters to Call Our Own
They come out just when the summer people go home, as if on cue for the Islanders who stop working so much and are out and...
Caught Speeding