Inner Voices
VIGNETTE
Common Touristicus Sighting
SKETCHBOOK
Pollen Season
CLIMATE CHANGE
Young Activists Want a Voice in Local Policymaking
Another regional youth-led climate summit is in the works
A year of isolation and mask mandates has fostered a new appreciation for fresh air. Whether it’s to find peace and quiet or a place to safely reconnect with friends, […]
OP-ED
A Collective Maternity Leave
Finding the compassion we need in our stories
Sharing stories in a group of 15 friends and strangers on Mother’s Day revealed something to me about how we have been affected in different ways this past year. Let’s […]
STEAMERS
Pot Town
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Going Back to Work
On having one’s rhythm rudely interrupted by employment
It’s spring, and the town comes more alive, with increasing numbers of visitors arriving. Perhaps, like me, you are coming out of the cloistered, monkish existence of the past six […]
VIGNETTE
Dog’s Life
OPEN MEETING
The Flawed Governance of the Herring River Restoration
Announcing plans isn’t the same as involving the community in planning
An article in the April 22 Independent reminded us that the Herring River Restoration Project has progressed to the phase of seeking state and federal approval. The project’s nearly completed […]
VIGNETTE
Outdoor Dining
COUNTY LINE
We Need a Stronger, More Integrated Public Health System
Some powerful lessons learned from a year of pandemic
The daily Covid updates from the Barnstable County Health and Environment Dept. epidemiologist Vaira Harik continue to trend very favorably, with a few exceptions, and give us a genuine basis […]
ETCHING
Secret Garden
Viscosity etching by Linda Dujack.
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Sun in Patient Taurus
Out of the frying pan, into the bull ring
Taurus season is, on its own, a time for the slow and steady approach to life’s curious quandaries. Instead of rushing headlong like Aries, Taurus takes a step back and […]
VIGNETTE
Night Surf Fishing
SCHOOLS
Educating Global Citizens
Striking a balance between intellectual discipline and spiritual development
EASTHAM — I moved from Puerto Rico to New York City as an infant. My parents, like so many others, had made the difficult decision to leave their homeland and […]
