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Bam LaFarge 88 Vestal 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. More ... How many times have we been told that we should never assume anything? And how many times have we ignored that advice? Case in point: when you travel, as when you are checking your suitcases through to some distant spot, you should never assume that "Portland" means Maine and not Oregon or, as in our case, that "Fayetteville" means Arkansas and not North Carolina. More ... Ignoring my brilliant advice from last week's column to just let wealthy summer residents pay for all of the town's expenses, the town's administration and the Board of Selectmen met this week to discuss new revenue sources. Well two of the selectmen met. One was in England and the other two were no-shows. More ... So my friend Jim Kelly - the accountant, not the quarterback - stopped by the other day to say hello and to deride my writing style. He claimed it was just "good-natured ribbing," but I'm insightful enough to know when I'm being criticized. More ... This week's bird is a rarity on our island and it is one that captures every new birder's imagination. When you look at the color plate of flycatchers in the Peterson field guide there is this incredible bird whose image goes from the top to the bottom of the page. The body of the bird is in the upper left. More ... |
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