Opinion
The subdued and dignified inauguration of President Joe Biden on the steps of the nation’s capitol this week briefly erased the terrifying images of an institution under siege.
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Last week I completed a three-evening community conversation on anti-racism put on by Islander Kyle Williams and cohorts called A Long Talk.
If we ever needed to engage the wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this nation, it is now. Our democracy is in crisis.
Selectmen in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown are within their rights to make new appointments to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, but their process and choices suggest special interests are at play.
Deep winter has settled over the Vineyard with its pale colors and subtle shifts.