A LONG LOOK AT AN OLD BARN
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Nestled on a gentle slope of former farmland, it separates the seventh and ninth fairways at the old 'Sconset Golf Club. It housed cattle, perhaps until sometime early in the last century, after the links were first laid out and organic fertilizer was still the nutrient of choice for the surroundi...
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Field Notes
      BOATHOUSE SCALLOPS The Nantucket Marine Collaborative reached an agreement in principle with the Marine & Coastal Resources Department on sharing the Brant Point boathouse for their individual needs.
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Etcetera
      HALBERSTAM'S DRIVER TO BE CHARGED The driver of the car in which David Halberstam died will be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, according to an article that appeared in the Washington Post.
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The Lighthouse Keeper
NOTES ON A SEA CHANGE
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
      The decision to turn The Nantucket Independent into a free newspaper was made in midwinter. One could not help but be aware of the trend towards free papers among both metropolitan dailies and urban and community weekly newspapers.
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YACK on: Parking
Grant Sanders
      Last week I wrote about the proposed parking garage on Candle Street and about just how terrible an idea it would be to sink millions into a site we don't even own to build a huge, ugly parking garage in the Old Historic District.
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CAT ON A LEASH
      After 17 years in business, I've pretty much heard everything when it comes to people and their pets, but it is interesting how defensive, selfdeprecating or embarrassed people can be when describing a need they think you will think is over the top.
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SUMMER OF IMAGINATION
by Lucretia Voigt
      There's something magical and invigorating about summer. Maybe it's because we can finally go outside without multiple layers of clothing, or the feeling of sun on our arms and legs, or, if you're a kid, the fact that school is out. In any event, it's freeing.
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Identify This
Georgen Gilliam Charnes
      The Nantucket Historical Association houses the most complete visual record of Nantucket history in existence. The image here is from our collections, and may be one we cannot identify, wish for more information about or just want to see if people can identify. Many more images are available for v...
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BIRDS OF NANTUCKET
ONE OF SIX!
by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw
      If you are a Star Trek fan this may sound like Seven of Nine's sibling, but no, it is another Nantucket bird, and a charmer at that. The context is one of six species of wood warblers that nest on our island. This may be the rarest. Can you guess the others?
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