Charting the Epidemic To the editor: Sunday, June 21, marked the 100th day of the Covid-19 epidemic on Cape Cod. The first confirmed case was reported on March 14 and […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 11, 2020
From Nacho Trives, John Portnoy, Bob Rice, and Channing Wilroy
‘El País Esta Vivo’ Al editor: Desde España estámos mirando y no sólo es espantoso, es también contagioso. Aquí la extrema derecho, PP y Vox, sigue subiendo y siguen descaradamente […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 4, 2020
From Candace Perry, Joan Holt, and Beata Cook
A Hard Look at Ourselves To the editor: What do we do when confronted with the terrible news of the actions and inactions of the Minneapolis police officers that led […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 28, 2020
From Robert Finch
‘This Planetary Moment’ To the editor: In only a little over six months, the Provincetown Independent has managed to establish itself as an indispensable lifeline and anchor to this extended […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 14, 2020
From David Polando, Channing Wilroy, Fred Schilpp, and Laura Gazzano
Context Is Important To the editor: I found the headline “Day-trippers Uninvited to Wellfleet Beaches” in your May 7 edition [page 5] misleading and hyperbolic. I think context is important. […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 7, 2020
From Thomas Thompsen and Wil Sullivan
Alone No Longer To the editor: When I read K.C. Myers’s story about domestic violence [April 30, page 4], I thought to send mine to you. I was sexually and […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 23, 2020
From Stephen Greenberg, Butch Mullaney, and Page Kidder
Trump and the Coming Election To the editor: I am a retired lawyer who spent 49 years with two large firms. Real estate lawyers in both firms used to regale […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 16, 2020
From Jay Gurewitsch, Montana Miller, Damon Katz, and Curtis Hartman
Retelling the Story To the editor: Celebrating Passover is indeed a challenge this year [“Year of the Plague,” April 9]. But such challenges are in fact central to the story […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 9, 2020
From Stephen Kovacev, Tom Weidlinger, and Jay Critchley
Where Are the Tests? To the editor: On Jan. 20 a 35-year-old man in Washington state returned from visiting family in Wuhan, China. He became the first person in the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 26, 2020
From Susan M. Reverby, Ian Edwards, and Debbie Ullman
Advice for Second-Home Owners To the editor: The Wellfleet Seasonal Residents Assoc. (formerly Wellfleet Nonresident Taxpayers Assoc.) has been keeping members apprised of the effect of the coronavirus on the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 12, 2020
From Butch Mullaney and Barbara Brennessel
Pot Profits Should Stay Here To the editor: After reading about Provincetown’s financial woes it dawned on me: why couldn’t this town and others run the marijuana distribution business instead […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 5, 2020
From Susan Baumgarten, John T. and Judith Kwiat Cumbler, Paul Mendes, and Jane Peters
An Experiment on the River To the editor: Your front-page article “How Restored River Will Alter Wellfleet Views” (Feb. 27) leaves unanswered many questions about the Herring River Restoration Project. […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 20, 2020
From Laurie Veninger, Dan Stephens, and Irene Daitch
An Antidote for Despair To the editor: Most of us know that America is deeply divided. We’ve seen it in our families and communities. It is not just the chasm […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 13, 2020
From L. Michael Hager and Bob Higgins-Steele
What Kind of Nation? To the editor: With national politics dominating both print and electronic media these days, three important issues have generally escaped popular scrutiny: Guantanamo. The prison’s annual cost […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 6, 2020
From Laura Logue Rood, Tom Parker, and Mike Rice
Harbor Hill: A ‘Failed Project’ To the editor: I read with interest Paul Benson’s article on Harbor Hill [Jan. 30, page 8], which was purchased with great fanfare in 2017. I’m […]