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Point of View: Clearing Out the Detritus

One person’s detritus is another’s precious possession.

Apr 4, 2024
The Mast-Head: Cars on the Beach

Seeing a photograph of a rusted car frame tumbling from a dune recently reminded me of a devastating northeaster 62 years ago.

Apr 4, 2024
Gristmill: Dunkin’ or Nuttin’

Just one more Dunkin’ Donuts franchise here would make it right.

Apr 4, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: Risen Indeed

Is it sacrilegious to nose-poke at church on Easter Sunday?

Apr 4, 2024
Gristmill: Permission to Kick Back

Second-guessing the first exercise outing of spring.

Mar 28, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: Egypt Close

Whenever someone talks about “a more innocent time” and the faraway days of childhood happiness, my mind drifts to the house on Egypt Close where my friends Katy and Jenny Paxton lived.

Mar 28, 2024
Point of View: Always Be Sniffing

I rather like noxious fumes, having grown up in the ’50s in Pittsburgh.

Mar 28, 2024
The Mast-Head: The Importance of Things

A massive deaccession after the office furnace blew up has prompted a bit of soul searching of the Marie Kondo sort.

Mar 28, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: Rad Trad

I’d wanted to see Monticello since I was a teenager.

Mar 21, 2024
Point of View: Be Visionary and Vigilant

You almost wish that the Ottoman Empire had remained intact.

Mar 21, 2024
The Mast-Head: Buried and Forgotten

All is well at the wind farm cable landing spot in Wainscott.

Mar 21, 2024
Gristmill: The Grand Hotel

Montauk on steroids: A stroll down the immense concrete boardwalk-slash-sea wall at Virginia Beach.

Mar 21, 2024