The Save The Gay Head Lighthouse committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make the first annual Gay Head 10K, A Race Against Time, the resounding success that it was.

In W.R. Deeble’s latest letter, he carpet bombs Fox News, but then admits: “The recent budget deadlock . . . can be blamed on adherence to principle on both sides.” Republicans “just claim they are protecting the people against an unpopular, ruinous, radical agenda.”

The Trayvon Martin tragedy in my opinion not only illustrates the racial issues that haven’t diminished over time, but also points to another danger not much discussed. That would be what happens when neighborhood associations are overly empowered.

There is definitely a feel-good quality to your story and editorial on Oct. 4 about Aquinnah’s efforts to save its iconic lighthouse with assistance of Community Preservation Act money contributed by all the Island towns under a new provision in state law allowing for regional CPA projects.

I have just returned from the Harbor View Hotel where I had the good fortune to attend the third in a series of presentations in the Creative Economy Speaker Series.

Few things in life are free, but I think I found one. I became a Big Brother this summer, and it has been one treat after another. I have found a friend, a comrade, someone who likes to do the things I like to do.