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CAUTION! WET THINGS CROSSING Peepers have been heard in various quarters of the island. Red-wing blackbirds are already staking their soggy territory among patches of cattails and very soon turtles of different sizes and colors will be crossing roadways looking for places to lay their eggs. More ... Having attended Town Meeting for roughly 20 years, it may not be easy to see how things have changed. I am not talking about the amount of money earmarked for Article 8 or the various topics discussed over the years. It%27s not the revolving FinCom members or the Board of Selectmen. It%27s not even More ... It has arrived. The exercise of the "purest form of democracy" is upon us. It is Annual Town Meeting time. In, fact, as I write, we are in the middle of it. More ... I%27ll tell you something right now. Next year, I%27m running for Selectman. Not because I want to change policy. And not because I want to help the island. Not because I think I have something valuable to add to the process. More ... SPRINGTIME TUNE-UP April 1st doesn%27t just slip by unnoticed like any other first day of the month. Most associate this date with April Fool%27s Day, where, for centuries, practical jokers have pulled silly stunts or played tricks on the unsuspecting. This year it was also the More ... |
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