The Independent has published articles about the problem of internet connectivity on the Outer Cape, and we are currently waiting to see the results of the latest round of negotiations […]
Commentary
VIGNETTE
Late Summer
OP-ED
What Has Happened to the Cape Cod Times?
To save the Cape’s only daily, readers must take the initiative
Readers must have noticed that Cape Cod’s only daily newspaper has gotten much slimmer in the last few months. It’s no accident. According to the Brookings Institution, over 2,000 U.S. […]
Not Very Coy-Wolf
SKETCHBOOK
October Moons
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Almost Cut My Hair
What is a haircut for, anyway?
PROVINCETOWN — I have not had a haircut in at least seven months. My hair is almost as long as it was 50 years ago. It doesn’t really matter; I […]
Behind Bar
OUR MR. NATURAL
Let It Fly
VIGNETTE
Small Talk
OP-ED
The Moment When the Tide Turns
Thoughts on steering the leaking ship of state
EASTHAM — It started as a quick trip down the steps to the pond, with sandwich in hand, before a run into town to fetch bird seed from the Bird […]
TEACAKE’S TAKE
High School
PRESERVATION
Questioning Rock Harbor Plans
Should the Eastham side be developed into ‘a destination’?
EASTHAM — One of the reasons my husband and I decided to move back to Eastham from Orleans was its scenic beauty. When I lived in Orleans, I was a […]
PERSONAL HISTORY
How I Survived the Bullies at School
My classmates had realized I was different before I did
The first time I was bullied, I was in second grade. It was a classic case. A kid my age with a scary, tough way about him stole money from […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Hope Is the Thing With Flowers
A blossom survives in the corner of a playground
I aspire to be a writer. My two young granddaughters, though, ages four and seven, would not care if I never wrote another word. They are staying with us now, […]
