Opinion
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PROVINCELANDS
One Bird, One Man, One Boat
Watching a shorebird is like watching a comet: you have to trick your eye into detecting it. To find a comet, you look sideways at the sky until your peripheral […]
letter from the editor
Where We Stand
“Why did you call it the Provincetown Independent?” That’s probably the question we are asked most frequently at our Open Newsroom sessions at the town libraries and in casual conversations […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, Nov. 14: Doctors, Veterans, Art Everywhere
Where Are the Doctors? To the editor: In light of your front-page story on Oct. 31 about the restoration of nurse midwife services at Outer Cape Health Services, I’d like […]
island notebook
That Was Our Tonic
A grandfather’s resourcefulness and its rewards
Elmas Gustauvos Bowlin — or Dadda Bowlin — was a man respected by the entire community for his resourcefulness and way of life, and he was my own hero and […]
the observer
Sophie’s Choice at a Special Town Meeting
A fight that does not have to happen now
I think we all can agree that Sophie’s Choice was a great movie, but no one wants to be Sophie. At Provincetown’s upcoming special town meeting, however, the year-round community […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, Nov. 7: Rift at Provincetown Arts, Seniors or Juniors?
The Rift at Provincetown Arts To the editor: As the Independent can attest, when the subject of an article about the dramatic changes at Provincetown Arts came up, I expressed strong resistance to the idea. Close […]
MOVEMENT
Overcoming the Smartphone Slump
Good posture can improve digestion, breathing, and even mood
It’s too bad so many of us are taught about good posture as merely a matter of virtue or aesthetics. Good posture is actually a matter of good health, starting […]
letter from the editor
Don’t Just Impeach, Expunge
Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes they’re big. I received an email from a reader who signed himself “Tim C.” complaining about a variety of blunders in the last two issues. “Need […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
True Stories of Ourselves
Our reporter Sophie Ruehr followed up this week on her August 29 story about tenant farmers in Truro by writing about Bhala and Digree Rai, the Nepalese immigrant couple who […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, Oct. 31: Provincetown Arts, Mushrooms, Cameras
Saving Provincetown Arts To the editor: Your Oct. 17 article “Eight of 11 Board Members Quit Provincetown Arts” [page 9] was one-sided and didn’t present a complete and balanced account of […]
TURNING THE TABLES
Don’t Be That Guy
A definitive guide for servers and bartenders
PROVINCETOWN — I was having lunch recently with a friend who loves food and restaurants as much as I do. We always have a blast together, laughing pretty much nonstop, […]
Letter from the editor
No One Is Talking
Editorial October 24, 2019
“There is no such thing as a pure fact, innocent of interpretation,” wrote Howard Zinn in the afterword to the 2003 edition of his wonderful book, A People’s History of […]
kitchen table
Boletes Ask for Butter
Layer them over pan-grilled bread for a well-foraged meal
It’s been a good fall for mushrooms, with plenty of rain followed by some warm, sunny days. I’ve been out in the woods looking for boletes — being careful not […]
steamers
Stalk & Shop
This month’s drawing by A. Crock does a doubletake on Marty.
