Field Notes
by Peter B Brace
     BEACH GARDENING Believe it or not, there are nearly 50 species of edible wild plants growing out on the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge owned by the Trustees of Reservations.
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The Lighthouse Keeper
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
     There is a malaise afoot. The symptoms are manifested differently depending on who is suffering, but there is a common thread. Those afflicted with the malaise are jittery; they show signs of insecurity; and, they sometimes appear on the verge of losing any trace of common sense.
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YACK on: Slow
Grant Sanders
     You, reader, are a breed apart. You’ve been able to take the time to read this deep into the newspaper. All the way to the back of the first section. You’ve read Dan Drake’s column (of
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Pet Tracks
Jan Jaeger
     When you read this article, it will be the last day of August, or later. As this month takes its leave, I think the entire island breathes a collective sigh of relief. We call March “Hate Month,” but in
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