“People think news deserts are only in flyover country,” said veteran reporter Samuel Freedman, who was quoted in a 2023 article in The Nation. “Local news, local journalism, is disappearing […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Women’s Words
This Saturday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, and while we listen to the 19 women DJs on WOMR (see page C9), I’ll be thinking about the women on the […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Messing With the Mail
The U.S. Postal Service was in the news again this week, thanks to a head-spinning series of flipflops by the administration about its plans for the mail. The president, who […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Don’t Stop Talking
“Media mistrust has been growing for decades — does it matter?” asked a recent report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. “Midway through the 20th century, the news media was among […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
No Hands, No Brains
As I read news reports about the team of young engineers and computer scientists deployed by Elon Musk to take over the financial systems of the U.S. Dept. of the […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Marching Backward
Following the Jan. 29 collision of a jet and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. that killed 67 people, the president blamed hiring practices at the Federal Aviation Administration for […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Risk of Risks
Readers like to send me articles they think I should know about, often dealing with the press. One of the more unusual ones came this week from Tom Ryan in […]
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER AND EDITOR
The Year-Round Bonus
Last week we reported that the Eastham Select Board had voted again, three to two, not to adopt the residential tax exemption (RTE), the option that enables a town to […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Zigging and Zagging Through History
You know already that this is an odd and special place. It’s one reason we — and others before us — figured Outer Cape Cod needed its own newspaper. All […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Cultch Clash
There’s a kerfuffle going on in Wellfleet over clamshells. The town shellfish department uses cultch — recycled clam and oyster shells that form a bed for oyster larvae to grow […]
OBITUARY
Paul Banner, 102, Railroad Executive and Lover of Frozen Oysters
Paul Herbert Banner, a railroad executive and consultant who lived in Wellfleet for 40 years, died on June 18, 2024 at the Redwoods Retirement Home in Mill Valley, Calif., where […]
OBITUARY
Master Boatbuilder Lawrence Meads Sr. Dies at 90
Lawrence W. Meads Sr., a master boatbuilder who worked at Flyer’s Boat Yard in Provincetown for 45 years, died peacefully on Dec. 5, 2024 at Cape Cod Hospital, surrounded by […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Cyberattack Upside
Santa’s got me thinking: What is it that we most want the kids in our own and our friends’ families to have this year? Recent news reports suggest that it’s […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear power appears to be making a comeback. After years of decline in the number of operating U.S. reactors, there are signs that new ones may be on the way. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Let’s Get Personal
When the big-city press publishes a story about weekly newspapers these days, it’s usually focused on how they’re losing readers and going out of business. But last Sunday’s New York […]
