My View
By Sue Genthner
      Another summer begins on the island, the official school year is ending, but many teachers, staff and administrators are already working on the next academic year, planning and putting together new learning materials.
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LETTERS
ALOHA FROM HAWAI'I!
      To the editor: Great article on the history of Hawai'i's whaling industry and her relationship to your island. But how do you all honor our Hawaiian national holiday? I hope its not treated like St. Patrick's Day, or ever worse like Cinco De Mayo?
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TO OUR OFF-ISAND SUBSCRIBERS
      With The Nantucket Independent's conversion to a free newspaper, there has been a change in the mailing procedure for off-island subscriptions The U.S. Post Office forbids the use the Periodical ("second class") mailing service to free papers, so the paper will be sent Standard ("third class") mail.
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