“I ask that if you teach your children one new name from the heroes of black history, please let it be Bayard Rustin,” wrote Henry Louis Gates Jr. in The […]
Inner Voices
VIGNETTE
Angry Birds
STEAMERS
No Shot Novak
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
In an Outer Cape Bubble
How can it be that we are so far out of the mainstream?
I have never written a political column and do not intend to do so now. We will see if I succeed in that. Provincetown is one of the bluest dots […]
STEAMERS
Getting Away
VIGNETTE
In Fashion
COUNTY LINE
Stuck in Virtual Reality
Learning, reluctantly, to work together remotely
I’m a meeting guy. I have always been motivated to get together in a room with others and work to find collaborative solutions to the issues of the day. Serving […]
VIGNETTE
First Steps, 2022
SKETCHBOOK
On Being in the Presence of a Whale
Curiosity, awe, and guilt inspire a ritual for an animal lost at sea
It’s been more than a month since a juvenile humpback whale washed ashore, dead, on the inner beach near Long Point Light in Provincetown. News like this circulates and the […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
A Heritage of Nicknames
Reflections of a time when Dutras and Silvas were ‘as thick as the air’
A small notice in the Nov. 18 edition of this paper caught my eye and started me thinking. It announced a memorial for Joe Corea, a good man. The notice […]
DOWN THE LINE
Am I a Surfer?
Fear, brain freeze, and the joy of the ride
I surf, but I hesitate to call myself a surfer. I have a complicated relationship with the sport — I love it, and I am terrified by it. It’s been […]
OP-ED
Happy New Year 2522
Hello, hello to 2522 from the year 2022. We have a saying: “How’s by you?” It’s a Jewish phrase that I like. How are you seeing the world these days? […]
OP-ED
Telemedicine Means Better Access to Early, Safe Abortions
The FDA abandons a bogus ‘safety’ rule restricting mifepristone
For people living on Outer Cape Cod, the nearest abortion clinics are at least two hours away. That means a trip will likely require time off from work or school […]
VIGNETTE
Family Holiday Visit
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Sometimes, Beauty Is Not Enough
Nature in itself cannot heal every human heart
I am not happy today. Don’t ask me why. I didn’t rest well last night; perhaps the magic balm of sleep did not take place. Or am I getting sick? […]
