Editorials
May Louis Larsen's legacy remind us of the importance of safeguarding our waters, not merely for the aesthetic beauty, but for those without a voice swimming below the surface.
The off-season journey this year has traveled down an icy road with few rest stops along the way. Some years Islanders get cranky with cabin fever but this year most appear dazed, too deficient in Vitamin D to do much more than shrug while lacing up their boots..
Finance committees have been holed up in meetings since the first of the year, reviewing department budgets, line by line. Often little public attention is paid to budget matters until they get to the town meeting floor.
Leadership is needed, to get ahead of the doubters and remind Islanders in a compelling way why the commission was formed, what its purview is and what’s at stake.
Bare earth was visible last weekend after heavy rains washed away snow and ice, and Islanders came out like so many bears from winter caves, blinking in the sunlight.
Beyond the monarchs and the milkweed a broad discussion has been unfolding on the Vineyard in recent months and weeks about the use of herbicides.