Commentary
Editor’s. Note: The Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank recently sponsored an essay contest for school children in grades five, six and seven, in honor of national Teach Children to Save Day. What follows is the winning essay. The writer is a sixth grade student at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School.
enough hypocrisy
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
This from Laurie David’s (self-proclaimed environmental activist) blog on the Huffington Post:
“My favorite action tip for the week is to stop idling. On average, a car will burn more than half a gallon of fuel for every hour spent idling. In general, 10 seconds of idling uses more fuel than restarting the car, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. — Signing off from the Green Zone, Laurie David.”
Port Town in a Storm
A Daunting Task
While Island seniors and their families are planning their graduation parties, parents of Island middle schoolers are discovering ways to make sure their kids reach graduation, happy and healthy. The Martha’s Vineyard Youth Task Force hosted dinners at all Island schools in the past week, to communicate with parents about communicating with teens on the subject of drinking and drugs. Their message is at once sobering and promising.
We just installed a new oven and the kitchen has been all torn up. A fit of tidiness and order naturally followed this upheaval, an inspiration to do something serious about cleaning things up to match the shiny new appliance. Starting to hunt for a Band-aid in a kitchen drawer full of junk, I decided to change the paper lining while at it. Sort of stirring things around, I began to take a look.
To quote the Vineyard Gazette editorial in the May 15 issue: “The goals of affordable housing are both vital and laudable, but they are not above the equally important principles of transparency and accountability, especially to the thousands of private donors and taxpayers who have contributed so generously to a good cause.”
The Island Affordable Housing Fund and the Island Housing Trust are pleased to have this opportunity to clarify our roles and describe our operating methods as they have evolved.