Inner Voices
STEAMERS
Dejoyous
CEREMONIES
A Treasury of Christmas Lists
The joy and sadness of an annual ritual
I’ve always envied people who keep a journal. What a marvel — to be able to look back, hear your own voice of years ago, and know what mattered most […]
VIGNETTE
Grumpy Day
STEAMERS
Jolly Folly
CORRECTIONS
On Making Changes at the County Jail
We need more treatment at every level for the mentally ill
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. […]
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 […]
