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Columns November 12, 2008
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A Puzzlement
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE PUBLISHER
      As the sun came up, I looked out the window and saw a large red tail sitting atop one of the tall, dead pines that dominate the view from the study window. It had been awhile since I had talked with Hawkeye, so I put on my jacket and went outside to see if it was him.
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Indian Summer
      It is no wonder why prose and nations of the world celebrate the brief magical moments after the first frost of autumn, when we are given the gift of a few warm hazy days. You can't help but feel lucky, after thinking summer was gone and then suddenly, there is another glimpse of it.
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Holiday shopping ideas
      President-elect Obama is going to have his hands full managing the domestic and international crises he inherits with the office of President, but first, he will have some challenges at home as he makes good on his promise to his daughters that he will get them a new puppy now the election is over...
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The Duck that Audubon Missed
BIRDS OF NANTUCKET
by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw
      "If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, I would call it a duck." This profundity goes back to an American poet from the late 19th century by the name of James Whitcomb Riley. It's not a bad place to start. Of course students of waterfowl could never be content with that.
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Identify This
GEORGEN GILLIAM CHARNES
      T he 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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