Concerns around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to dominate debate in Oak Bluffs planning board meetings, with some saying that the jury is still out on how detrimental the chemicals could be, and at what levels. At Thursday’s planning board meeting, members of the public and advocates from Island environmental groups voiced their distress […]
To the Editor: I would like to share my thoughts and support for the proposed housing bank article, which will be on all Island town warrants this spring. The coalition to organize and create the wording for this legislation has worked diligently to explain, take suggestions, and modify the proposal. Nothing is perfect, but this […]
Updated 4:20 pm Island Grown Initiative is looking to expand its facilities to consolidate the farm’s operations, expand its educational programs, and provide housing for IGI workers at its Thimble Farm headquarters. IGI proposes a new one-story 3,200 square foot education and innovation center for offices and educational spaces, three seasonal yurts of 16 feet […]
mom a brand-spanking new 1997 lincoln continental mark v. i mean, big gun boat of a car! i mean, i remember the thing that my father showed everybody in our neighborhood and all my aunts and uncles about the quad row tonic sound system. in the lincoln mark v. [laughter] i remember that lincoln had a little demo tape of actually it was an eight-track tape, i should say. demo eight track of elton john songs that were specifically tracked to show the quad row tonic angles of the car. and it was all this great stuff. and my mom and i in the car pile in. was i in a safety belt when i was riding the car with my mama? no. quad row tonic sound was great. long road trips. was i actually even sitting in the backseat of that car? i was up in the back deck in between the rear window. and you know that little back deck that was huge enough back there? i was back there, hurdling along in a car with my mama. and my mama had a lead foot. has a lead foot. i ve tried to teach her the ways
larger institutions have cheaper access to credit and a better ability to spread the cost of additional regulation among the larger economy to scale. my smaller banks are disadvantaged. congress responded by providing money to large institutions. there is a consequence in places like kansas for community banks. if the criteria we still to take accounts other consequences of this legislation. it fails to take into account, was there a better way to do it than we did? could there be a greater return? i have heard several talk about the savings and loan bail out. that was the criterion which we are judging success today. this is better, we will lose less money than we did them. i wonder about was that not a better example where we were able to reap return and prohibit investors from getting a return as well? one o the things that is a consequence of tarp is that those invested in these constitute institutions, they were held a lot less accountable for theirnvestments tha