The extent of the devastating human toll caused by the bombing of Hiroshima 75 years ago might not have been revealed but for a breakthrough piece of journalism by a Vineyard summer resident.

No Fireworks, no Fair, no Illumination. No house too full with each generation.

Here is what I have learned about grief after having to cope with it for 11 years.

It is difficult not to be depressed at the recent great loss of life in our community.

U.S. Presidents. Martha’s Vineyard. There’s quite a story here.

In 1950, six million homes in America had television sets. That included our family, living in a smoky steel town on the Ohio River.