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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Drinking in Provincetown
On the civic purpose of taverns
Roughly 80 percent of American adults drink alcohol. It is by far the most destructive drug in our society but also the most enjoyed, and many would agree its moderate […]
TEACAKE’S TAKE
On Evolution
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Holding On to Town Centers
“Route 6 is horrible,” says Art Autorino, chair of the Eastham Select Board, in a report in this issue by Cam Blair. We’ve probably all had that same thought, while […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, October 21, 2021
From Drew Carnelli, Candace Perry, Dan Katz, and Michael Hager
Bartering With Klara To the editor: Regarding last week’s obituary for Klara Muller [page A16], I just wanted to say that I was able to experience a barter with her one […]
VIGNETTE
Just Passing Through
SKETCHBOOK
Fall Treasures
STEAMERS
Pipe Dreams
COUNTY LINE
Human Rights Begin Here
That’s why we have a commission that hears complaints about abuses
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, October 14, 2021
From Mike Shannon and Brendan Noonan
Those Main St. Bike Lanes To the editor: It is unfortunate that your article “After 7 years, the Plan to Fix Route 6 at Main St. Is One-Fourth Done” [Oct. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Silence for the Trees
One of the strange things about being an editor in a small community is that, as the years go by, the news seems to repeat itself. Back in 2016, Russell […]
STEAMERS
Stairway To Heaven
VIGNETTE
Knock, Knock
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Life Among Artists
What is it that compels some people to dare to make art?
I was born in Harrisburg, Pa. and grew up there around the middle of the last century. In my young life, I observed the adults around me: the women were […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
On Turning Two
With this issue of the Independent, we begin Volume 3, having published two full years of weekly editions. It seems only right to pause and give you a report on […]
