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STEAMERS
Ding-A-Ling
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Robert Finch: An Appreciation
In his essays, the essence of the Cape Cod life
Walking with my dog on an East End beach one breezy, overcast afternoon, I encountered two young men engaged in a photo shoot, complete with props, just above the tide […]
LETTER FROM ACROSS THE POND
Some Things I Know and Don’t Know
Questions about the West End’s dying salt marsh
I know that when I enter Provincetown’s West End salt marsh softly, without shoes, I feel certain that I am welcomed by something alive, something that wants to live. I […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Special Delivery
This week’s issue of the Independent includes our annual statement of ownership, management, and circulation (see page A19), which the U.S. Postal Service requires of all periodicals that are delivered […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, October 10, 2024
From Ellyn Weiss, Jennifer Wertkin, & Mike Rice
Truro’s Failures To the editor: The Independent has recently reported on matters falling into the black hole of Truro’s town administration for unconscionable periods of time, with consequences for the […]
VIGNETTE
Peaceable Kingdom
STEAMERS
Raw Deal
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Unsponsored Content
Scroll down the Boston Globe’s homepage and you’ll come to a lineup of stories under the heading “From Our Partners.” They have headlines like “You can afford that big European […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, October 3, 2024
From Sarah Hill, Elizabeth Lema Perillo, Brian Schneider, Cathy Corman, Michael Gaucher, Sue Harrison, Bruce Mason, & Mimi Butts
Building in Paradise To the editor: Why is it that land used for affordable housing raises so much ire, while land lost to large single-family homes does not? It has […]
QUEER ‘I’
The Provincetown Beauty Myth
On beauty and my broken brain, from Circuit Week to townie summer
I’ve been finding it difficult to write about Provincetown. This is, in part, because there already exists so much writing about the place. The territory is already charted. This town […]
VIGNETTE
Ready for the Storm
STEAMERS
Fat Rats
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Matters of the Mind and Body
Can they remain in sync into old age?
Last night a young friend (almost 27) said to me, “I am an old soul.” Those words got me thinking. Not about the soul — God help me from ever […]
EPIDEMIC
We Need to Talk About Drugs
Let’s kick the taboo surrounding substance use disorders
I joined the Provincetown Fire Dept. as a part-time emergency medical technician this year. Our job is to provide support to residents and visitors on what is often one of […]
