‘The World Is Stunned’ To the editor: A bird flew into my house on the morning of Nov. 6, a little chickadee. The windows had been opened to the fall […]
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VIGNETTE
The Hangover
STEAMERS
Bogs
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
What to Do After Tuesday
We must continue to call things as they are
Dear Reader: I am writing to you from the past, specifically late October. If this column manages to get itself written, edited, and published, it will appear in the issue […]
ELECTION
The Reckoning to Come
“As is so with every story, once the end reveals itself the beginning and the middle can be understood anew.” —James Carroll (Constantine’s Sword, 2001) I’m reading James Carroll’s fascinating […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Bubble Bursts
As this most anxiety-provoking presidential election campaign comes to a climax, we are here at our desks with our heads down, working against the weekly deadline on stories about affordable […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 7, 2024
From Jackie Barchilon, Kait Blehm, Roger Yochelson, Betsy Smith, & Ronald A. Gabel
‘Don’t Cave In’ To the editors: Re “Contractor Says Demolition Did Truro ‘a Favor’ ” [Oct. 31, front page]: Despite the load of bluster from Thomas Pappas of Cape Cod […]
VIGNETTE
Uncanny Rides
STEAMERS
Darkness Falls
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Harris for President
“Why We Don’t Endorse” was the title of a column I wrote in April 2023 explaining why the Independent was not endorsing any candidates in town elections that year. “We […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, October 31, 2024
From Michael Spielman, Charlie and Joanna Morrison, Joanne Barkan, Merrill Mead-Fox, Mia Saunders, Donna D. Buckley, &Tara Chhabra
Napi’s: ‘A Great Loss’ To the editor: Re “After Almost 50 Years, Napi’s Restaurant Closes” [Oct. 24, page A10]: The end of Napi’s Restaurant, how sad! As a yearly vacationer […]
VIGNETTE
The Ripening
STEAMERS
Working Stiff
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Last Swim
A land animal considers the joy and solace of immersion
Have you ever heard someone say that they were sorry they went for a swim? Neither have I. Even those hypothermic individuals hauled out of the water during this year’s […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Misinformation for Voters
I like a good argument. That’s been true ever since I was a member of the debating club at Teaneck High School. We faced off against teams from other schools […]
