The Death of a Whale To the editor: Kudos to the Provincetown Independent and reporter William von Herff for digging into the facts surrounding the death of a right whale off Martha’s […]
Letters to the Editor
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 8, 2024
From John C. Marksbury, Farrukh Najmi, Tom Mueller, and Ronald A. Gabel, M.D.
Receivership: An Important Tool To the editor: The Independent’s Jan. 25 edition spoke volumes about the ironies of our Outer Cape housing crisis. A once grand, historic house rots in […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 1, 2024
From Bob Jones, Lisbeth Wiley Chapman, Myra Slotnick, Mitchell Baker, Mary Moniz, and Eric Winslow
Peace Valley Memories To the editor: The report by Christine Legere on the old house at 177 Peace Valley Road in Wellfleet [“A Once Grand Property, Now Condemned, May Finally […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 25, 2024
From Richard Spada
A Smell in Truro To the editor: As a founding member of a community church in Berkeley, Calif. in the year 2000 and a leader on the board of directors […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 18, 2024
From Mark Brennan, David Ricketts, and Barbara Leedom
Denotation vs. Connotation To the editor: As we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this week, I was reminded that we are approaching Black History Month. I imagine that the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 11, 2024
From Kathleen E. Bacon, Edward S. Ebert, Rachel White, Paul Greenspan, and Lyle Timpson
Wellfleet’s Turmoil To the editor: I read last week’s front-page article about Richard Waldo’s resignation as Wellfleet town administrator with sadness. Once again, the town’s municipal affairs are in turmoil. What do we […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 4, 2024
From Mike Sarcione, Matt Hogan, Zyg Plater, and Bruce Mason
Due Diligence on Solar To the editor: Re “In Solar Market, Be Picky About Your Installer” [Dec. 21, front page]: I agree that Cape residents should be hiring and vetting […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 21, 2023
From Stan Bratskeir, Mike Rice, and Marian Roth
Turning the Clock Back To the editor: The Truro Part-Time Resident Taxpayers’ Association is trying to turn the clock back 200 years, to a time when owning property automatically conferred […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 14, 2023
From Diane Turco, Barbara Woodward, Brad Reichard, and Jack Austin
Holtec’s Vapors To the editor: Re “Nearly 200,000 Gallons of Nuclear Waste Vaporized” [Nov. 30, front page]: At the Pilgrim nuclear power station decommissioning site in Plymouth, owner Holtec appears […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 7, 2023
From Nancy Medoff, John A. Wolf, Mike Shannon, and Anne Freyss
The Truro Conversation To the editor: It’s time to change the conversation in Truro. With the special town meeting now several months away, we have the opportunity to let out […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 30, 2023
From Barbara Bond, Marsha Rial Davis, and Rochelle Weichman
Fighting Food Insecurity To the editor: I was delighted to see the write-up on the organizations fighting food insecurity on the Outer Cape in your Nov. 23 issue. But I […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 23, 2023
From Ronald A. Gabel, M.D., Christian Charette, Mike Rice, Zygmunt J.B. Plater, and R.J. Bardsley
Medicine and Politics To the editor: The well-researched article “For the Young, Gender-Affirming Care Is Scarce” (Nov. 2, front page) raises larger issues regarding health care on Cape Cod. Until […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 16, 2023
From Linda Eramian, Bob Higgins-Steele, Christopher Lucy, and Russ Braun
The Need for Housing To the editor: We have a second home in Truro and spend as much time here as possible. My husband’s family has been here since the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 9, 2023
From Ellyn Weiss, Mike Sarcione, Alex Brewer, Robert S Johnson, and Beth Silver
To Vote Legally To the editor: It should be obvious that in order to vote legally in Truro you must be a resident of Truro, not a part-time resident. As […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 2, 2023
From Ken Field, Lili Flanders, Lorraine Kujawa, Evan P. Provisor, Stephen Greenberg, Alison Siegel, and Lisa Jablow
‘Taking Back’ Truro To the editor: As a homeowner, taxpayer, and part-time resident of Truro, I’m disappointed in the small number of vocal neighbors who seem to be focused on […]