VOICES AWAY FROM THE BLUFF
AN INDEPENDENT SERIES Jay Starr 9A Hussey Farm Rd.
      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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I ON SELECTMEN
      Note: There will be no meeting of the Board of Selectmen on Thanksgiving Eve, Nov. 21. The next regular meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28. • At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov.
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etcetera
1. A number of unspecified additional things; 2. pl. additional items, odds and ends
      CPC APPROVES ALLOCATIONS FOR TOWNMEETING WARRANT Of the 18 funding requests received by the Community Preservation Committee for FY09, 16 were approved by committee members last Thursday for the full or partial amounts sought by applicants.
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Field Notes
by Peter B Brace
      FAZED BY PHASE II The Planning Board held a brief review of the second part of Bob Matthews' rearrangement of 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 89 Easton St. and 2 North Beach St. on Nov. 15, and just a smattering of abutters and neighbors appeared to speak on that night's topics: future hours of operation and...
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The Lighthouse Keeper
THANKSGIVING
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
      There is a joke going around about a bad parrot whose foul mouth so upsets his owner that, a few days before Thanksgiving, the bird is finally thrust, flapping and squawking into the freezer. A few minutes later, being a bit concerned at the silence, the owner retrieves the parrot to find that he ...
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YACK on: The Plunge
Grant Sanders
      The Cold Turkey plunge is coming up tomorrow and while I understand the basic idea behind it, it's really not something in which I am willing to participate. First and foremost, I really do not like being cold. Call me a wimp. I like to be warm. The feeling of icy cold water surrounding me is alm...
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JUST FOR KIDS
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
by Lucretia Voigt
      Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a holiday reserved for overeating and football. Your school-aged kids probably came home this week with either a pilgrim hat or an Indian headdress that they made in school.
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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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Pet Tracks
TO LEASH OR NOT TO LEASH, THAT IS THE QUESTION
with Jan Jaeger
      Thanksgiving has been heavy on my mind this week and I have been pondering the things I have to be thankful for.
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