I got to report some good news this week: eight years of sustained effort, including major support from the state, have brought the Cloverleaf project in Truro to fruition. A […]
Editorials
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Staying in the Fight
In last week’s Independent, Paul Benson reported on the new Provincetown drop-in center of the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod and the long-term battle against sexually transmitted infections and […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Shop With Empathy
For many years, Provincetown has been our favorite place for Christmas shopping. The stores are stylishly stocked, it’s never crowded, the summer prices have come down, and talking with the […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Unsung Musicians
The front page of last Friday’s New York Times had a fascinating story headlined “When Climate Talks Stall, She’ll Find the Words.” It was about Sue Biniaz, a veteran attorney […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Election Aftermath
A week ago we were nervously watching election returns, worried that people had given up on democracy. How different things seem this week. In his election analysis this week, Paul […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
‘Truth & Tradition’
It’s election night, and we are filing the last story on local election results with one ear anxiously tuned to the returns from across the country. As this day approached, […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
The Personal Is Political
Katie Couric and I have two things in common: our breasts. We both have dense breast tissue. If you have no idea what I am talking about, consider yourself lucky. […]
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, […]
