All along, it has been difficult to accept at face value that the motive to carve out a new Wainscott village was the wind farm cable alone.

A majority of Republican senators have made it clear already that they plan to acquit the former president after his impeachment trial begins. They have been given cover in this by citing the nonsense claim that, after leaving the White House, ex-presidents cannot be prosecuted.

This has been an extremely gratifying week for a team of us doing work to learn about the history of slavery on the East End and share our research with others.