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.

An edited selection from Gazette nature editorials in the past year.

Two weeks ago the cut was opened in the Tisbury Great Pond.

On the eve of an election marked by the bitterest presidential race in modern history, Martha’s Vineyard voters hardly need the usual exhortation to vote.

A sudden outbreak of Covid-19 cases on our sister island of Nantucket last week is a sharp reminder of the insidiousness of this virus.

We wish the transfer of power at the airport had been more public.

Edgartown wanted Katama Farm to be a working farm. The Trustees have been unable to meet that definition.

As the Island rounds the high summer mark, it is a traditional time to take stock.

The Steamship Authority general manager Bob Davis deserves respect and appreciation.

In a year like no other, a traditional rite of New England springtime was upended, with town meetings postponed, budgets trimmed, warrants downsized, elections delayed and venues changed.