Tag Archives: politics

Town Meeting 2015

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Susanna J. Sturgis

It’s town meeting season on Martha’s Vineyard. Four towns held theirs this past Tuesday, including my town of West Tisbury. Aside: In Vineyard newspapers, ATM is shorthand for “annual town meeting.” We know it doesn’t always mean “automatic teller machine,” just the … Continue reading →

Posted in public life | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Sunderings

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Susanna J. Sturgis

In recent months I’ve edited or read several books that deal with peoples and nations dispersed, usually by war, sometimes by political upheaval, often by a combination of both. The matter of community has fascinated me for a long time … Continue reading →

Posted in Martha's Vineyard, musing, work | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

My Martha’s Vineyard

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Originally posted on From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . .:
Which Martha’s Vineyard do you live on? All the road maps and atlases agree that there’s just one Martha’s Vineyard, but none of us live on those maps. I’m talking about the…

Posted in Martha's Vineyard, musing, public life | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Dear Senator Warren

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Dear Senator Warren: A lot of people I know want you to run for president. I don’t. I really hope you won’t. The bottom-line reason is that you’re too valuable a U.S. senator to be wasted on the White House. … Continue reading →

Posted in public life | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments

Of Ice Disks and Statistics

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Winter made a brief appearance this past weekend. When I got up, it was minus 6 Celsius, aka 21 Fahrenheit. (For a few months now, I’ve had a desktop widget that tells me the temperature in Celsius. I can now tell … Continue reading →

Posted in Martha's Vineyard, outdoors | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Swans Got Your Goat?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Susanna J. Sturgis

I. Goats On our morning walk the other day, Travvy and I left the bike path, heading toward the West Tisbury School. Immediately I caught a metallic glint from the little meadow up ahead. We walk past that meadow almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Martha's Vineyard, musing, public life | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Out of Sight? Not Quite

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Susanna J. Sturgis

I lived in Washington, D.C., for 11 years and loved it. All those years I hardly ever thought about where my drinking water came from or where my trash or sewage went. All that changed after I landed on Martha’s … Continue reading →

Posted in home, Martha's Vineyard, technology | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

More Than Meets the Eye

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Susanna J. Sturgis

I love this photo. At first glance, it’s a great shot from a late-summer sail on Katama Bay. If you know the backstory — well, it’s a bit more than that. Remember the fight against the roundabout? It was, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Martha's Vineyard, public life | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Best 4th of July Ever

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Hurricane Arthur, first of the season, dealt us a glancing blow on Friday. In anticipation, most July 4th activities, including the big parade in Edgartown, were postponed till Saturday. So my 4th of July actually took place on the 3rd, … Continue reading →

Posted in public life | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Moped Accident

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Day before yesterday a moped crashed into a pickup on a stretch of road I know well: the stretch where it’s South Road, Chilmark, on one side and State Road, West Tisbury, on the other. This is where Rainbow Farm … Continue reading →

Posted in Martha's Vineyard, musing, technology, tourism | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments