A friend told me the other day that she doesn’t know if it’s post-Covid brain fog she’s suffering from, or if it’s undiagnosed Lyme disease or some other sinister condition […]
Op-Eds
ON POLITICS
The Death of Democracy and Capitalism
We live in a system that no longer serves citizens’ needs
Our two most significant institutions, democracy and capitalism, exist today in name only. Our political system has abandoned us, and our economic system has consumed us. Politics and social media […]
COUNTY LINE
Dividing the ARPA Millions
Helping neighbors who are having a hard time is a priority
Forty-two million dollars sounds like a pile of money. Until it gets divided up. Across the Cape this month, the glint of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds has […]
SPECIAL DELIVERY
Suggestions From a Mail Enthusiast
She wants you to raise those little flags on your mailbox
I love my job. I get to deliver mail to people in the town where I live in all its splendor, all year round. The summer traffic is intense, and […]
COUNTY LINE
Stuck in Virtual Reality
Learning, reluctantly, to work together remotely
I’m a meeting guy. I have always been motivated to get together in a room with others and work to find collaborative solutions to the issues of the day. Serving […]
DOWN THE LINE
Am I a Surfer?
Fear, brain freeze, and the joy of the ride
I surf, but I hesitate to call myself a surfer. I have a complicated relationship with the sport — I love it, and I am terrified by it. It’s been […]
OP-ED
Happy New Year 2522
Hello, hello to 2522 from the year 2022. We have a saying: “How’s by you?” It’s a Jewish phrase that I like. How are you seeing the world these days? […]
OP-ED
Telemedicine Means Better Access to Early, Safe Abortions
The FDA abandons a bogus ‘safety’ rule restricting mifepristone
For people living on Outer Cape Cod, the nearest abortion clinics are at least two hours away. That means a trip will likely require time off from work or school […]
TOWN HALL PASS
Wellfleet Needs to Intercept Passing of the Buck
A veteran of audits reflects on the difficulty of calling fouls on friends
The auditors’ 2020 management letter to Wellfleet town officials raised more questions than it answered. Auditors Powers & Sullivan of Wakefield headlined the letter “Material Weakness.” In summary, it indicated […]
COUNTY LINE
Public Health and Medicare for All
The full spectrum of preventive care should be available to everyone
One of the clearest lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic is that, for society as a whole to be healthy, everyone needs access to health care. Untested and untreated people in […]
FUTURE SHOCK
Rue Commerciale
A place like nowhere else
A Provincetown scene in the not-too-distant future: Excitement mounts as crowds line up at the gate. The faint strains of “Mystere Rondo,” a Cirque du Soleil theme song, can be […]
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Native or Washashore — Who Cares?
Regarding Art Nickerson’s recorded statement at the end of Cam Blair’s “When Turnips Were King in Eastham” (Nov. 18, page B7), I seriously doubt that there’s anyone alive who knew […]
ZONATIONS
More Perfect Unions
Workers’ associations can be a democratic force for good
In Michigan, the United Auto Workers was the quintessential labor union. We breathed cars and trucks, and our economy rose and fell in direct correlation to auto sales. Every family […]
THIS WAS ENOUGH
The Summer and Winter Wetus of Our Predecessors
People of the First Light migrated with the seasons
We are moving deeply into November, the month now recognized as containing the National Day of Mourning for the Native Peoples of this land. Looking wistfully for optimism, or something […]
COUNTY LINE
Let’s Change the Power Structure
Short-term profits won’t allow us to strengthen our fragile electric service
The last week of October brought fierce winds, broken trees and poles, and power outages. In Provincetown, no one had electricity for the first day, and in large sections of […]
