Opinion
The following letter was sent to the state Department of Transportation highway director.
This letter is a plea for help and cooperation from the state of Massachusetts concerning a serious and potentially fatal situation we have here on Martha’s Vineyard regarding our sidewalks and bicycles.
The warm sunshine last Saturday didn’t deter bread buyers at the annual bake sale organized by the Vineyard Committee on Hunger — better to buy a loaf of homemade bread than heat up the house with a hot oven. There was oatmeal bread, all-grain bread, cranberry bread and even gluten-free cornbread for sale as the group put up tables outside the Bunch of Grapes bookstore in Vineyard Haven, hoping their collection jars and handouts on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) budget cuts might raise awareness of those who go to bed hungry at night, even on Martha’s Vineyard.
The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard wants to remind Vineyard residents that Tuesday, June 25 is election day.
This election day is the United States Senate special election in Massachusetts to fill the Senate seat vacated when Senator John Kerry resigned in order to become U.S. Secretary of State last January. During this period, Mo Cowan, appointed by Gov. Deval Patrick, has served as our interim U.S. Senator.
In the debate two weeks ago between Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez, who are running in a special election on June 25 for the U.S. Senate, a stark contrast emerged between Markey’s long history of “yes” and accomplishment in the U.S. House of Representatives, and a surprisingly negative campaign by Gomez.
President Obama today is faced by two implacable enemies. Outside our borders there is radical Islam, which hates him as the leader of the secular Western world. Within there is the extreme conservative alliance, dedicated to defeating any attempt he makes to solve national problems.
As some of you may know, I have been operating for two years, along my with partner Melody Cunningham (widow of the late, great reggae legend, Peter Tosh) a Jamaican-style food truck (Irie Bites) out of Vineyard Haven. Recently, a golden opportunity has presented itself.