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Editorials
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Questions From the Campaign
Law enforcement and mental health have been in the news a lot recently. We know that a large percentage of the calls that our local police must respond to are […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Buzz Is Back
A lot of people were happy last weekend because the Wellfleet OysterFest was back after two festless pandemic years — and I was one of them. It meant that I […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Docs for Deception
Two weeks ago in this column, I mentioned the “Truro eNewsletter” and its practice of purveying propaganda about wastewater, nitrogen in drinking water, and affordable housing. Brian Boyle, who was […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Searching for Meaning
The events of last weekend weigh heavily on us. The shocking news of Susan Howe’s death on Friday night in Truro exploded in headlines and broadcasts from Hyannis and Boston […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Selling and Civics
Last week a reader asked why Truro has created the position of communications and marketing coordinator. “What are we marketing and to whom?” wrote Ellyn Weiss. Truro Town Manager Darrin […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Center of Attention
When Thoreau walked the shores of Cape Cod, he felt he could stand on the beach and “put all America behind him.” The edge-ness of this place is part of […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
No Place Like Homeland
Congressman Jamie Raskin, the Maryland Democrat and Constitutional scholar, spoke at Wellfleet Preservation Hall this summer about the state of the world and the coming elections. “All over the world,” […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Bad Report Card
“The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading” was the headline in the New York Times about the latest results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Wellfleet’s Moment Arrives
Wellfleet will have a chance on Sept. 10 to make a real difference in the housing crisis. Articles 6, 7, and 8 on the special town meeting warrant are about […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
This Is on the Record
In his “Year-Rounder” column last week, Dennis Minsky wrote that disputes between neighbors are sometimes “the most bitter fights of all.” He might be right, judging from the emails and […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Show Up or Die
New Hampshire, famous for its “Live Free or Die” motto and spirit of rugged individualism, is also the home of the Free State Project, which describes itself as “a mass […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Art’s Discomforting Pleasure
The Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha played at Payomet in Truro last Tuesday, challenging the audience with its insistent message about the war in their native country. At one point, golden-hour sunlight […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
The Singularity of Lives
One of the most important tasks of an obituary writer is to discover the qualities that illuminated the life of an individual in relation to society and the relationships that […]
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER AND EDITOR
Be an Owner of the Indie
The question of who owns the news media is important in a democracy. Though it can somehow seem impolite to talk about it. With some exceptions: We grew up understanding […]
