Bridge enough
To the Editor:
Can someone explain to me, with a straight face, why the new bridge is considered to be temporary? It seems sturdy enough to me. Why do we have to spend another $35...
Thanks to Coach Sherman
To the Editor:
I just wanted to take a moment to thank Coach Sam Sherman for all his years of hard work and dedication to girls ice hockey on the Vineyard. Without his efforts, who...
The coach would continue
To the Editor:
I would like to respond to the notice in the help wanted column of The Martha's Vineyard Times, about the boys JV lacrosse coach position. First and foremost, I did not quit....
The plan didn’t notice the iceberg
To the Editor:
In "Not the Last Word" (Jan. 7), Nis Kildegaard frames the Island Plan as a conversation. I'm intrigued.
Where did this conversation come from, and where is it taking place? Let me guess:...
Pulling weeds and business
To the Editor:
Morning Glory Farm is a farm. I worked there in the field for two summers, not as a young back-to-the-lander but as a 40-year-old astute observer of our current climate and impending...
It is a farm
To the Editor:
Though I've been told that you can't please all the people all the time, it's still upsetting to read the letter from Edward Klein in the January 6 Times ("Retail, actually") which...
Retail, actually
To the Editor:
Let us please remember that Morning Glory Farm (MGF) is a retail operation selling mostly produce trucked in by Sid Wainer and Sons. The farm stand is a facade for the retail...
Regarding an uniformed critic
To the Editor:
John Abrams owes David Wiley and the people of Martha's Vineyard a public apology.
I personally filed the lawsuit with two other neighbors - neither of which was David Wiley. John Abrams caused the people...
The issue is offshore wind turbines
To the Editor:
Okay, time to jump in the waters, so to speak. The issue of wind power development in the state waters as mapped in the Ocean Plan has brought a certain amount of...
Reckless hunting behavior
To the Editor:
I am the person who was recently injured in the hunting accident at the State Forest on Martha's Vineyard. I am writing in the hope that someone who knows the stupid and...
Send a postcard
To the Editor:
I am a fifth-grade student studying the United States. To find out as much as we can, my class and I are trying to collect as many postcards from around the country...
Hugs, kisses, and kind words
To the Editor:
I would like to thank so many people that helped me and my family during a very difficult time. Thanks to all those who came by dropped off food, called, and sent...
Corporate gangsters
To the Editor:
Bush and Cheney are corporate gangsters. They piloted government domestic and foreign policy for the benefit of corporations. They killed more Americans than the 9/11 terrorists, in a bogus war in Iraq...
War is the question
To the Editor:
A few words to Peter Colt Josephs (Letters, Jan. 15):
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Vivienne Perry
Vineyard Haven
SSA gift cards are “no good here”
To the Editor:
I was given a Steamship Authority gift card for Christmas this year (a thoughtful and practical gift) and have tried to use it on two occasions, but both times it was not...
Enough with the aggression
To the Editor:
While bombs fell on the streets and homes of Gaza, it was ironic to see photos of our very own Vineyard SWAT team. I'm so relieved - the deer in my garden...
Got to do it
To the Editor:
The Youth Task Force appreciates the position of reader Megan Klein, in her letter titled, "Bad timing," published January 8. Although it does seem to be counterproductive to announce alcohol outlet compliance...