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Editorials
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
Good Business, Bad Faith
The Independent’s mission is to produce truth-seeking reporting on the Outer Cape. But we have another purpose that extends beyond the Orleans rotary: to help change what is happening to […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
These Data Are Ours
Our world is built on streams of data, beaming into headsets and printers and our ever-present phones. Twitter can predict what I will read; TikTok knows how to make me […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Helping and Hurting
Twenty-three years ago, I spent a memorable long weekend at the J. Erik Jonsson Center in Woods Hole, a classic old Cape Cod mansion with commanding views of Quissett Harbor […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Making Sense of the RTE
Every year, each of our select boards is required to conduct a tax classification hearing and decide how to allocate the town’s property tax burden. And every year, these hearings […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Research Is Done
Truro’s new town manager, Darrin Tangeman, started work last month, having arrived here from his previous home in Woodland Park, Colo., where he was the city manager. We’re looking forward […]
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
A Lot of Work to Do
The pages of this newspaper are, as I write this, being assembled from various locations, including an Eastham basement, various Provincetown and Truro bedrooms, and our dining room table in […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Truth Flow Problem
I’ve been thinking about the relationship between local newspapers and town leaders and wondering if what happens in small towns bears any resemblance to what’s been going on (and not […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Time for Corrections
Mistakes were made, as they say. When newspapers make them (as we did last week, including getting the sponsor of the annual Martin Luther King Day breakfast wrong), we print […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Staying Curious
Late on a Tuesday night, with the paper close to being finished, I’m doing the final top edit — the last review, to find any gaffes that have gotten by […]
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
Playing for Keeps
In the same week that we were gathering the work of local artists for this special Art & Photography issue to kick off 2021, an article in the New York […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Christmas Yet to Come
With so many holiday traditions curtailed this year, the importance of memory and resilience has grown. And so, as we stay home, put up lights, and decorate the tree (if […]
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
It’s Normal to Need Help
When I was a child, my family relied on SNAP at different times, but I was completely oblivious to this fact. We always had good, healthy food available. We purchased […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Too Big to Be Small
The pandemic has raised questions about certain words and what exactly is meant when they are used. Take “small business.” When I think of small businesses, what comes to mind […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Monetizing the Dead
Here at the Independent, we are diverse, age-wise. But we have some old-fashioned ideas. We’re serious about proofreading and fact-checking. We think classified ads are fun. We want our website […]
