Commentary
Little to Fight About
It began with an idea, a concept really, followed by a fight, the ordinary course of doing business on the Vineyard, where good things are rarely accomplished without a fight.
Editor’s Note: The proposal to build a fish pier in Oak Bluffs has generated dozens of letters to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, which is reviewing the project as a development of regional impact (DRI). Most of the letters favor the pier. What follows is an edited selection.
A Grandmother’s Endorsement
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
As a grandmother who lives in Oak Bluffs, I feel that the fishing pier near the SSA would be a great asset to children and adults alike.
It was Columbus Day weekend, 1994. Kaye Flathers was asked to read scripture at her nephew’s wedding on Martha’s Vineyard. It was the first time she had been to the Vineyard; as she stepped off the plane, the clear, bright air invigorated her.
On Tuesday, after reeling in my first fish ever, I lifted up the big bluefish and turned around to see my friends Tom and Mike with their iPhone cameras perched over wide smiles. They were as exhilarated as I was. Perhaps this is what happens when you combine two guys who have a bunch of Derby pins and plaques with their pitiful friend who’s fished the Derby the last three years without a single catch.
WIPING OUT LYME
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
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