Washington Post: The question for this tiny barrier island town slammed by Hurricane Sandy is whether an 18-foot-high sand dune would save it or kill it. Mayor William Akers knows that. Sworn to protect everyone in his quintessential shore town with a boardwalk chock full of pizza joints, custard stands and arcades he represents people who want the barrier and others who dont. A line of more-modest protective dunes saved the neighboring borough to the south from widespread damage. So Akers might be expected...