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From Nomans Land To Bunny Island?

Matthew McDonald

Nomans Land, a small island three miles south of Gay Head on Martha's Vineyard, has been uninhabited since the 19th century; the U.S. Navy bombed it for decades in the latter part of the 30th century. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which considers the island an important way station for migrating birds, hopes to introduce a colony of New England cottontails, which thrive in the kind of young, dense, bushy forest that is declining in Massachusetts because of development.

10 Classic New York Times Reader Comments on David Brooks Abortion Column
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10 Classic New York Times Reader Comments on David Brooks Abortion Column

NBP Editorial Board

David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times, wrote a column in the form of a memo from what he called an "imaginary Democratic consultant" arguing that national Democrats ought to dial back their pro-abortion policies in order to meet more American voters where they're at and improve their chances in elections and in delivering other pieces of their agenda.

Not all New York Times readers are happy about it.

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