Opinion
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STEAMERS
The Un-Cival Body Politic
OP-ART
Postcard to the Scientists
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Taking Account of Others
There’s a gift in this Thanksgiving issue of the Independent. It’s a special section called Young Voices, a collection of articles from past issues of the newspaper written by next-generation […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 28, 2024
From Lili Flanders, Kathy-Ann Becker, Diane Turco, Tim Essary, Joseph Yukna & Barbara Leedom
Losing Our Lobster Fishery To the editor: The decline of the lobster fishery in Cape Cod Bay, following the loss of the fishery in Long Island Sound [Nov. 21, page […]
VIGNETTE
Private Hunting Area
STEAMERS
Stop & Forage
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Getting the Name Right
It’s about basic common decency
Many years ago, in that time before cell phones, I was driving up Route I-95 when a familiar voice came on the radio singing “With a Little Help From My […]
OP-ED
Finding My Bearings
How grief and gratitude can coexist
Like so many others, I’m trying to find my bearings, my way forward. One moment, I’m ready for action, for the resistance (again), ready to fight Trump (again), but then […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Get Up, Stand Up
Billy Hough has been a Provincetown original for a long time, as fans of the singer and songwriter’s stage show “Scream Along With Billy” will readily confirm. Hough and bassist […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 21, 2024
From Candace Perry, Janet Benjamins, & Tina M. Peters
Health Insurance Quandary To the editor: Thank you for your article informing the community how Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has dropped Outer Cape Health Services (OCHS) from its Medicare […]
VIGNETTE
They’re Back
STEAMERS
The Enemy Within
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Aftermath
How will we react to the inevitable changes that are coming?
I am a United States citizen in good standing. I have voted in every election since I was old enough to do so, received an honorable discharge from the U.S. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hope Here at Home
In the week since the election, I have read more than my fill of hand-wringing analyses, chilling predictions, and assignments of blame. I’m not going to add to that bleak […]
