A few months ago, I wrote in this space about why we put “Provincetown” in the title of our new publication rather than call it the “Outer Cape” Independent. That […]
Editorials
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Missing the Real Face Time
Before there was Zoom and FaceTime, there was real life. A place where we talked. And as we did, we communicated so much more than our words alone. In conversation […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
The Only Thing to Fear Is Fear Itself
One of the best reasons to be a journalist is to be forced to remain calm in the midst of crisis in order to do your job. It doesn’t always […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Year of the Plague
I’m writing this on the eve of the one holiday that has inspired us to sustain a kind of religious ritual at our house: Passover. The seder, which was a […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
On Welcoming Visitors
On March 19, the Truro Select Board signed a formal proclamation declaring a state of emergency. The 10 “whereas” clauses of this proclamation noted, among other things, that the governor […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Casualties of War
Amy Whorf McGuiggan’s marvelous story in last week’s Independent about the young man from Provincetown for whom V.F.W. Post No. 3152 was named — Lewis Armstrong Young — noted that […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Looking for Helpers
At the beginning of this surreal week, as the chilling news reports piled one upon another, I read an unusually comforting email from Brian and Monila Junkins, the owners of […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Culture of Secrecy and the Public’s Right to Know
This is not the easiest time to be in the newspaper business, as most people know by now. The consolidation of ownership of local papers into giant groups like Digital […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Truth in the Crosshairs
The “story” broke on capecodtoday.com: a man rolled into Provincetown in a military truck adorned with Trump campaign signs, thin blue line flags, and the driver’s own campaign banners. The […]
EDITORIAL
Making Your Vote Count in Tuesday’s Primary
An aura of futility surrounds the presidential primary in Massachusetts this Tuesday, March 3. On the Democratic side, there’s a feeling that no matter who ultimately wins the primary, this […]
reporter's notebook
Cyr Comes Out
Getting insurance coverage for mental health services is difficult. So is talking about mental illness. That is why state Senator Julian Cyr, a Democrat from Truro, and other legislators are […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
It Ain’t Broke
There’s a lot of irony in the news these days. On Jan. 28 the Truro Select Board voted to replace the town’s 56-year-old hand-crank ballot boxes with the ImageCast electronic […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Like Yesterday
In September 1973 Kathleen Cushman and I launched the Harvard Post, a weekly newspaper for the town of Harvard, Mass., population circa 3,000. I was 24. Kathleen was 23. We […]
EDITORIAL
Questions for the Truro Select Board Candidates
Before a rare midwinter election, on Feb. 18, voters in Truro will get to hear from two select board candidates this Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. at town hall. […]
EDITORIAL
As the Town Administrators Turn
When Wellfleet Town Administrator Dan Hoort, 65, submitted his resignation this month he explained, “There are times when this position can be very demanding and negative. At this time in […]
