Someone says let’s write about water.

Water? I say. Why not the history of the solar system, or maybe some ideas about infinity? 

Water? It supports our life, we come from the water, it is our treasure, what we are made of, and die without. I rejoice in the rain and fog. I love ponds, and creeks and rivers. I thrill at stormy oceans, crashing waves. I fear deep water.

This is too big for me. Could we narrow it down a bit?

News Without Walls

The world has changed since the Vineyard last had a sitting President come to visit. When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, a day that went down in history, it changed the way people travel. The necessary but time-consuming added security in airports and at bus terminals is now a well-settled fact of life; people hardly think about it.

Second Place

By LAURA JERNEGAN

A lthough the environment has always had an important impact on every human being, it is only in the past few decades that we have begun to realize that we need to protect it. Living on Martha’s Vineyard it is especially important. Protecting our Island sanctuary is a top priority; we must preserve the natural beauty that still exists. Even though we are only a tiny piece of the environment worldwide, the impact of changes made locally can be influential in making changes globally.

POINT MISSING

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

I was wondering after reading the story headlined “African American Community Blasts Magazine Article,” what exactly was the point? Does one journalist commenting on another journalist for a thinly veiled attack on the integrity and lifestyle of a section of our Island community warrant that much ink? In my opinion, I’m just being sociological, a real testament to black achievement would be to ignore this controversy, enjoy the summer and love thy neighbor.

Third Place

By NIKOLAJ WOJTKIELO

First Place

By KATIE CLARKE