The Independent’s Nov. 16 article “Bridges Granted Pretrial Probation After 4 Months of Incarceration” [page A8] pointed out the tangled relationship between our current mental health and criminal justice systems. […]
Inner Voices
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Looking for the Blackbird
A futile search yields other breathtaking sights
That damn yellow-headed blackbird: I just couldn’t find it. As William von Herff reported in last week’s Independent (“Rare Birds in Truro,” page B8), this rare Western bird was first […]
VIGNETTE
Change of Seasons
STEAMERS
Pilgrim Envy
VOICES OF FAITH
Let Us Put Away Violence
Standing in support of the suffering innocent
Certain dates remain etched in our minds for years because of what happened on those particular days. For many of us, Nov. 22, 1963 and Sept. 11, 2001 are two […]
HORRORS
Thanksgiving, the Slasher Movie
A holiday film in which consumers are terrorized
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, perhaps your mind strays toward violent-enough thoughts about your own family, and you’re not feeling the need to see a new horror film […]
VIGNETTE
Plein-Air Minuet
STEAMERS
Future Tourists
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Pilgrims Revisited
Current events ask us to explore the motivations of our ancestors
Nov. 11 was the 403rd anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower in Provincetown Harbor. For at least the last 120 years, the people of Provincetown have worked to correct […]
VIGNETTE
Spicy Pumpkins
STEAMERS
Beachfront Property
OP-ED
Healing the Wariness in Our Bones
Around a winter fire, a chance to warm our souls and consider peace
The rhododendrons make me laugh. After a long stretch of autumn, the sun came out, the temperature rose into the 60s for a minute, and they got all pink, as […]
VIGNETTE
Trojan Squirrel
STEAMERS
Street Art
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Identity and Ethnic Specialness
Dehumanizing divisions are tearing our world apart
I can still see the resplendent genuine Sioux war bonnet in the window of Fitch’s Trading Post down on Third Street in Harrisburg, Pa. Even though it has been almost […]
