Opinion
enough hypocrisy
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
This from Laurie David’s (self-proclaimed environmental activist) blog on the Huffington Post:
“My favorite action tip for the week is to stop idling. On average, a car will burn more than half a gallon of fuel for every hour spent idling. In general, 10 seconds of idling uses more fuel than restarting the car, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. — Signing off from the Green Zone, Laurie David.”
Rescuing the Messboy
From Gazette editions of May, 1934:
Memorial Day
Memorial Day brings many great tradi tions. Yesterday we watched some of the tributes on the television and I was struck by the footage of visitors to The Wall in Washington, D.C., to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in Viet Nam. As most people know, the memorial is a triangular shaped wall that is inscribed with the names of every person who died in Viet Nam. It is simple and yet so stirring. And for those who knew someone on that wall, it carries far deeper meaning.
To quote the Vineyard Gazette editorial in the May 15 issue: “The goals of affordable housing are both vital and laudable, but they are not above the equally important principles of transparency and accountability, especially to the thousands of private donors and taxpayers who have contributed so generously to a good cause.”
The Island Affordable Housing Fund and the Island Housing Trust are pleased to have this opportunity to clarify our roles and describe our operating methods as they have evolved.
One morning in 1934, when Nelson Bryant was eleven years old, his father bought him a twenty-gauge shotgun. He took it out to the marsh at the head of a great salt pond near his house to look for birds. The landscape around him had changed little in the past five thousand years. He could turn in every direction and see just one house. Before long, a black duck flew by, and he took aim, pulled the trigger, and watched the bird drop to the ground. It was Christmas Day.