The Wellfleet Community Forum met on Feb. 26 to discuss how we might bring more civility and efficiency back to our town. Moderator Dan Silverman reminded us that conflict and […]
Inner Voices
VIGNETTE
Eyes for you
STEAMERS
The Way It Used to Was
MARCH MADNESS
Napiville
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Ruled by Our Stuff
Does a man own his house or does the house own him?
I have never forgotten a story I heard over 50 years ago. A guy I worked with had an epiphany (perhaps inspired by something he read, perhaps by psychedelics) and […]
VIGNETTE
Breath of Spring
STEAMERS
Doesn’t Spark Joy
ELECTION 2024
Top-Down Control Thwarts Health Insurance Reform
Big-money players have repeatedly shelved Medicare for All
In his thoughtful op-ed essay “The Choice Facing Peake’s Successor” (Feb. 1, page A3), Stephen Kinzer reflected on the workings of the Massachusetts General Court and on Rep. Sarah Peake’s […]
VIGNETTE
Good Coach
STEAMERS
Extra Uncurricular
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Perspective Versus Hyperbole
Facts are taken in through an emotional filter
Here’s something we all can agree on: we live in a beautiful place, largely free of dissension and stress. The world over the bridge is an increasingly scary place, full […]
BLACK HISTORY
The Historical Power of Storytelling
Four books that tell difficult but true stories
The powerfully told story is the muscle of history. When it is a first-person account, a primary source, the impact is even greater. The history taught during my years in […]
VIGNETTE
Sous-Vide
THEN AND NOW
Three of My All-Time Heroes
WINDMILL WORSHIP
Eastham Is Really Good
The underdog town that rarely makes the front page
I was taken aback by the front pages of the last two editions of the Independent because both had pictures of Eastham. The Feb. 8 issue even had a front-page […]
