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 […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Taking Account of Others
There’s a gift in this Thanksgiving issue of the Independent. It’s a special section called Young Voices, a collection of articles from past issues of the newspaper written by next-generation […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Get Up, Stand Up
Billy Hough has been a Provincetown original for a long time, as fans of the singer and songwriter’s stage show “Scream Along With Billy” will readily confirm. Hough and bassist […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hope Here at Home
In the week since the election, I have read more than my fill of hand-wringing analyses, chilling predictions, and assignments of blame. I’m not going to add to that bleak […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Bubble Bursts
As this most anxiety-provoking presidential election campaign comes to a climax, we are here at our desks with our heads down, working against the weekly deadline on stories about affordable […]
