VOICES AWAY FROM THE BLUFF
AN INDEPENDENT SERIES
Doug Smith 9 Lily St.
      Editor's note: This week, The Nantucket Independent continues Voices Away from the Bluff, examining the ramifications of the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund's beach nourishment proposal.
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YACK on: Safety Complex
Grant Sanders
      My buddy Stan and I were out by the corner of Fairgrounds Road and Old South Road the other day trying to find a tire rim that fell out of the back of Stan's pickup truck when he took the turn a little too fast one morning. I was not in the vehicle at the time or I would have said, "Slow the heck down, Stan!" As I often have to do.
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Meet Your Neighbor
David Vincent
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
      You read about islanders who are in the public eye all the time, but what do you know about your neighbors - those you see at the supermarket, the gas station, at school or just in passing on the street?
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etcetera
1. A number of unspecified additional things; 2. pl. additional items, odds and ends
      SEAGRILLE VOTED NANTUCKET'S BEST CHOWDER 2007 On Saturday, October 13, more than 675 people lined up at the annual Chowder Contest to sample and vote for Nantucket's best chowder. Organized by the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce, nine local restaurants and chefs participated in the annual event to showcase their delicious chowder.
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