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? […]
Inner Voices
TOWN HALL PASS
Wellfleet Needs to Intercept Passing of the Buck
A veteran of audits reflects on the difficulty of calling fouls on friends
The auditors’ 2020 management letter to Wellfleet town officials raised more questions than it answered. Auditors Powers & Sullivan of Wakefield headlined the letter “Material Weakness.” In summary, it indicated […]
IN THE MAIL
Please Mr. Postman
VIGNETTE
Solstice
STEAMERS
Provincetown Edition
COUNTY LINE
Public Health and Medicare for All
The full spectrum of preventive care should be available to everyone
One of the clearest lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic is that, for society as a whole to be healthy, everyone needs access to health care. Untested and untreated people in […]
FUTURE SHOCK
Rue Commerciale
A place like nowhere else
A Provincetown scene in the not-too-distant future: Excitement mounts as crowds line up at the gate. The faint strains of “Mystere Rondo,” a Cirque du Soleil theme song, can be […]
TEACAKE’S TAKE
Relativity
SKETCHBOOK
Pumpkin Spice
VIGNETTE
Lights
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Strong, Thin Line of Remembrance
On keeping watch in the dark
I am standing outside our beautiful town hall on a chilly, dark evening — late afternoon, actually, in this damnably short-day time of year. There are flickering candles all around […]
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Native or Washashore — Who Cares?
Regarding Art Nickerson’s recorded statement at the end of Cam Blair’s “When Turnips Were King in Eastham” (Nov. 18, page B7), I seriously doubt that there’s anyone alive who knew […]
JACK CHEESE
Mosquito Autumn
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Laughing Matters
A well-told joke is a lot like poetry
The old woman brought her toddler grandson to the beach and watched placidly as he played in the sand at the water’s edge. Suddenly, a huge wave washed the child […]
