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ESSAY
If the Suit Fits
When Norman left his new outfit at Molly’s and Mary’s house
Norman Mailer’s new suit was hanging up in the Provincetown home of my employer, Molly Malone Cook, and her partner, the poet Mary Oliver. Molly and Mary were at that […]
DUNE TOWN
Lingo and its Discontents
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Culture of Secrecy and the Public’s Right to Know
This is not the easiest time to be in the newspaper business, as most people know by now. The consolidation of ownership of local papers into giant groups like Digital […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 12, 2020
From Butch Mullaney and Barbara Brennessel
Pot Profits Should Stay Here To the editor: After reading about Provincetown’s financial woes it dawned on me: why couldn’t this town and others run the marijuana distribution business instead […]
Drawing by Daniel Dejean
STEAMERS
Clam-splaining
“Clam-splaining” by A. Crock
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Story Time for ‘Locals’
Gather round for a genuine feeling of connection
You are three years old. You’ve just had a good dinner and some milk and cookies, brushed your teeth, been tucked into bed, and now Mom or Dad pulls up […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Truth in the Crosshairs
The “story” broke on capecodtoday.com: a man rolled into Provincetown in a military truck adorned with Trump campaign signs, thin blue line flags, and the driver’s own campaign banners. The […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 5, 2020
From Susan Baumgarten, John T. and Judith Kwiat Cumbler, Paul Mendes, and Jane Peters
An Experiment on the River To the editor: Your front-page article “How Restored River Will Alter Wellfleet Views” (Feb. 27) leaves unanswered many questions about the Herring River Restoration Project. […]
VIGNETTE
Sun Globes
Sun Globes by Daniel Dejean
SKETCHBOOK
Great Horned Owl
‘Can you hear me?’ asks the great horned owl. We can.
In the deep January nights, when the light of the Wolf Moon falls like ringing iron through the trees, from Tom’s Hill and Cathedral Hill on either side of the […]
SUGGESTION BOX.
Suggestion Box by Mary DeAngelis
EDITORIAL
Making Your Vote Count in Tuesday’s Primary
An aura of futility surrounds the presidential primary in Massachusetts this Tuesday, March 3. On the Democratic side, there’s a feeling that no matter who ultimately wins the primary, this […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 27, 2020
From Wesley Slate Jr., Mark Gabriele, and Jeffrey Stefani
Voting Security To the editor: As the recently retired Beverly city clerk, subscriber to the Independent, and part-time resident of Provincetown, I was quite interested in your Feb. 13 letter […]
