YACK on: Move It
Grant Sanders
      Let's make one thing really, really clear. I, in no way, find the fact that someone has lost their home to the ocean to be a laughing matter. And yet, I write a humor column. And still, I am discussing this incredible storm we are currently experiencing.
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Selectmen to consider taxi regulation revisions
Board to also review hours for restaurant liquor sales
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Anew set of taxi regulations will be considered by the selectmen at tonight's meeting, but they are not likely to be adopted without further work, according to attorney Steven Cohen who represents the Nantucket Taxicab Association. "The taxi owners' position is that this is a really good start.
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The Lighthouse Keeper
ON RABBITS AND TOWN MEETING
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
      As I got out of the car at the house this evening, I noticed a small puff of brown fur on the grass. At the same time, I heard a strange sort of cooing sound coming from a nearby pine tree. Looking up, I saw Hawkeye, the red tail, sitting there, looking quite pleased with himself.
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Field Notes
by Peter B Brace
      STOP, IN THE NAME OF CONGESTION At tonight's Board of Selectmen meeting, the board will consider the recommendation of Nantucket Police Chief Bill Pittman to make permanent the stop signs on Surfside Road at its intersection with Fairgrounds and South Shore roads.
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PTertacks
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
with Jan Jaeger
      I'm sure you've seen the television commercial where the guy gamely tries to punch in the secret code which his wife tells him is his wedding anniversary date, but he fails repeatedly because he obviously can't remember the critical numbers.
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