Opinion
By DAN WATERS
To live in Christiantown is to abide by the laws, quirks and schedules of hundreds of other animals that share these primeval woods. If you are not a naturalist and a natural philosopher when you first move here, you will become one through regular contact with furry, scaly, fanged and feathered neighbors.
What Money Can’t Buy
Are we rich? Kids often ask the question, and answering it can be a complicated business, especially on Martha’s Vineyard. Of course we are, considering the living conditions of kids in much of the world, and even many Americans. Most of us have plenty to eat, warmth in all seasons, and the benefits of quality education and a beautiful environment.
The composition of this letter is a col lection of thoughts and feelings that I have already shared, and some that I have not to this point. Please know that this letter is from my heart. First, I am moved by the kind words and supportive actions on the part of so many staff and community. I have had some time to digest the events of the past two and a half weeks and wanted to write, as I am aware that you have not yet heard from me regarding my reasons for my decision to become the principal of the Oak Bluffs School.
KEEP THE SS-A TEAM
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The following letter is addressed to the Steamship Authority administration:
With the summer season un der way, it is again timely to remind people traveling around the Vineyard — visitors and Islanders, alike, whether motorist or bicyclist — of the need for safety among our narrow and often congested roads and shared use paths. For motorists and bicyclists to safely travel about, everyone needs to know the rules of the road and exercise patience.
Martha’s Vineyard is a great place to ride a bicycle. If it weren’t, I wouldn’t live here, and I suspect many other people who love the Island wouldn’t either. Not because we all ride bicycles, but because the things that make the Vineyard a great place to ride are the things that make it a great place, period. The Island is small and mostly flat, with plentiful scenic roads. The downtown areas are congested, but this is because the towns were not designed for car traffic, they were designed for people.