Letters to the Editor

 

 

 

Letters to the Editor

Letters To The Editor

KWANZAA CELEBRATION

Kwanzaa, the Festival of First Fruits, is a celebration of family, community, culture and values of traditional African culture. It was founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga as an African American and Pan-African holiday.

At the first Kwanzaa celebration the letter “a” was added to the end of the Swahili word kwanza, enabling seven children to participate in the meaning of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

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Letters to the Editor

Letters To The Editor

OUT OF BOUNDS

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

As I sit at my kitchen table, working late, surrounded by quiet, darkened homes with sleeping residents, I am hearing popping sounds that are carrying on the wind from the not-so-distant distance for the second night in a row. If I didn’t know better, I would think that someone was shooting off fireworks. These are not the sounds of fireworks, but of firearms. It is hunting season on Martha’s Vineyard, and it is 12:39 a.m.

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Letters to the Editor

Letters To The Editor

STRIPER CONSERVATION BILL

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

The following letter was sent to Rep. Matthew Patrick on the subject of the striped bass conservation bill, which is pending in the state legislature:

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Letters to the Editor

Letters To The Editor

FRIENDS INDEED

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

I would like to thank the Oak Bluffs police and ambulance, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital emergency room staff and the members of Boston Med Flight who took excellent care of my daughter Amanda.

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