In the Edgartown parade, just ahead of the scampering chicken and the playful sharks with squirt guns, there came Indivisible with “No Kings” shirts and a Thomas Paine quote.

Now that July Fourth has passed and the Island summer is in full swing, I feel compelled to express gratitude for all public-facing employees working on the Vineyard.

Is the SSA concerned about anyone but itself?

Most of the Fourth of July parade was beautiful and fun as always.

Using geoengineering to mitigate climate change’s effects is an alarming prospect, but there are no non-terrifying paths forward through the crisis.

By removing all predators decades ago (bears, wolves, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, fishers, etc.) we changed the natural balance of the Island.