After the riot at the Capitol, we were told on the one hand that now is the time for peace and unity, and, on the other, that the violence carried […]
Inner Voices
OP-ED
Phasing Out School Choice Will Save Millions
Nauset can learn from other highly rated regional schools
The Independent’s Feb. 4 article on the proposed Nauset Regional High School reconstruction [“Supt. Claims School Choice Doesn’t Raise Costs,” page A6] contains inaccurate statements by Supt. Thomas Conrad and […]
STEAMERS
Cold Turkey
NAVIGATING FROM THE SICK BAY
Candy Hearts and Golden Rules
Venus, the planet of pleasure and beauty, floats freely through humanitarian Aquarius this month. What that means is that, while romance is certainly afoot, the overall feeling of love will […]
VIGNETTE
New Year’s Resolution, Week 5
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Food for Thought
On the pardoning of two turkeys
Only one of Donald Trump’s many actions in the four years of his presidency got my approval: his pardon for the Thanksgiving turkey. A local turkey was pardoned last year, […]
COUNTY LINE
Regional Government: An Introduction
In a time of crisis, the county is poised to play a larger role
PROVINCETOWN — Recent events have made clear the deep well of discontent in our society, and what appears to be a yawning, unbridgeable division among us. The new president has […]
STEAMERS
The Smell of Success
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Mercury Is Retrograde in Aquarius
Check yourself before you wreck yourself
This week’s column is brought to you by Mercury retrograde in Aquarius. While we usually associate this event with interrupted travel plans, issues with technology, and communication breakdowns (Mercury rules […]
VIGNETTE
Drive-in Sunset
OP-ED
Use Rooms Tax Dollars for Housing
Local governments must intervene to solve year-round rental crisis
Over the past two decades, year-round rental apartments have all but vanished on the Outer Cape as their owners have discovered how much more lucrative it is to rent their […]
STEAMERS
Anxiety, Aisle 9
PRIVILEGE
Covid Gets Me off the Hook
Confronting a system that targets ‘driving while Black’
EASTHAM — Before the pandemic, I often led classes for the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The students had been cited for speeding and other infractions. The curriculum was supposed to […]
