My son’s school sent home a flyer. It said: “Come Celebrate Your Culture & Heritage! You are encouraged to bring a dish that reflects your family’s traditions.” The organizers of […]
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VIGNETTE
Delivery
“Delivery” by Daniel Dejean
CONSUMER WATCH
How to Be an Educated Electricity Consumer
When going green, avoid deceptive pitches from suppliers
Letters advertising low electricity rates seem to fill my mailbox every few months. These come-ons are from companies with innocuous and confusingly similar names, such as Think Energy, Direct Energy, […]
SKETCHBOOK
Winter Trees
“Winter Trees” by Mark Adams
OP-ED
Fighting Darkness in the Season of Lights
Don’t underestimate the power of individual action
The holiday season surrounds us with all kinds of lights: from the soft glow of candles to colorful bulbs and pyrotechnics shot into the midnight sky. They embody the spirit […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Shhhh: A Love Letter
The library is a place where we can just be ourselves
I love my library. It is a beautiful building in a beautiful town. A beautiful building that happens to be full of books — rooms and rooms of books, shelf […]
NATURA VIVA
Juniperus Virginiana (Eastern red cedar)
“Juniperus Virginiana (Eastern red cedar)” by Natalie Van Staden
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Heart of Darkness
Here we are heading into the week of the winter solstice, the dark time, and I must confess that I see signs of that encroaching shroud almost everywhere I turn. […]
QUEER ‘I’
Buttigieg and Blacks, Homophobia and Racism
Accusers beware: no group is immune to prejudice
For older LGBT people, the rise of Pete Buttigieg to the front ranks of Democratic candidates for president inspires awe. Having grown up at a time when homophobia was the […]
DEAR INDIE
Making Your Case With Adults and Toddlers
How to hold your own through the holidays
Dear Indie, When I go home for the holidays, I find myself among friends who are more conservative than my Cape Cod ones. I usually try to avoid political talk. […]
VIGNETTE
Winter Hunting
“Winter Hunting” by Daniel Dejean
ISLAND NOTEBOOK
Touched by the Snow
A Jamaican missionary’s prayers are answered
On an island that has never seen snow and is considered cold if the temperature hits 60, having a white Christmas means purchasing lots of cotton to decorate the front […]
IN AND OUT
Celia
In and Out: observations of humans as they come and go from our town
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
The Geminids Are the Death Fireworks of Meteors
Or maybe just a few shooting stars
I do a lot of my stargazing in New York City. That’s where I watched the transit of Mercury last month. I set up my telescope (with a solar filter) […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 12, 2019
From Dana Franchitto, Ian Edwards, Michael Fee
Climate Is a Class Issue To the editor: Sophie Ruehr’s concerns about climate change are admirable (“The Kids Aren’t All Right,” Dec. 5). Unfortunately, her argument simply echoes self-serving corporate […]
