Commentary
Women’s Rights
On Monday the Democratic National Convention begins in Denver, and before it ends history will be made.
Senator Hillary Clinton, an Island icon after years so many stays here as First Lady, and the former presidential candidate who gave the presumptive nominee, Senator Barack Obama, his biggest challenge yet, is scheduled to speak on Tuesday.
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We live on Sengekontacket Pond, on property that has been in our family for decades and is sentimental to us. Over the years we have removed pine trees from our property on Sengekontacket and a parcel across the street, by request of neighbors, to open up their views. One neighbor offered and we received compensation in the form of refinished oak floors in my dad’s house and the other neighbor, well, never even offered a thank you.
What I didn’t tell you as you waved to me from the ferry that early September morning and left me, literally, watching from the pier, was that I was overwhelmed with a wave of grief the likes of which I first felt only after my mother died.
Before he was Dr. Terrence Roberts, the boy Terrence and eight of his classmates turned into the Little Rock Nine, a group of young African Americans who in 1957 inspired the world and the modern civil rights movement.
In a recent piece published in this newspaper, Glenn Wattley made misleading statements about wind power and Cape Wind that I would like to address. Mr. Wattley is chief executive officer of the organization that formed solely to oppose Cape Wind, he has a background working in the coal industry, and he incorrectly argues that wind cannot help reduce our use of oil.
On the Vineyard I can wake up at sunrise, walk into town and go fishing without a soul worrying about my safety or my whereabouts. I can feel safe swimming in the ocean here, even though I am deathly afraid of sharks. I can approach any of the few strangers there are to me on the Island with a smile and expect the same in return, rather than needing to be cautious. I love the comfort and security I feel here.