Opinion
From ed to op-ed and beyond.
Browse all Opinion stories below or dive into a topic:
KEEPING WATCH
Joy at Day’s End
A swimmer’s thoughts on the importance of ritual
From early June to mid-September, rain or shine, I go for a swim at each day’s end. At some point, my late afternoon swims became more ritual than routine, without […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Small Towns, Big Ideas
There is so much to fear. Hard-won progress in civil rights, reproductive rights, and gender equality has rapidly eroded; we are beyond the overture of a climate catastrophe; war and […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 23, 2024
From Martha Magane, John Marksbury and Chuck Steinman, Joellen Farley, Kathy Anderson, and Mike Rice
Managing the Library To the editor: Last year at the Truro annual town meeting, voters strongly supported a petitioned change in the town charter that would restore the involvement of […]
VIGNETTE
Noisy Neighbors
STEAMERS
Duck, Duck, Beef
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Celebrating Stormy
There is more than one path to a life well lived
Last Friday night I joined a crowd in Provincetown’s beautiful town hall to celebrate the life and career of Charles “Stormy” Mayo III. With all those who were there, I […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Ghost Newsroom Busters
We started this newspaper in 2019 because we saw journalism dying here. The Provincetown Banner and the Cape Codder, once robust, were struggling. Word was readers and advertisers didn’t care […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 16, 2024
From Annie Ditacchio, Steve Gersten, Mark Gabriele, John Dundas, and Ann Courtney and Richard Courtney
A Graceful Moderator To the editor: A big thank you to Truro’s new town moderator, Paul Wisotzky, for handling a very contentious town meeting with grace and good humor. After […]
VIGNETTE
Mother’s Day
STEAMERS
Free Stuff Season
LOCAL HISTORY
When Horses Roamed on Main Street
And all the Wellfleet kids had their own
The articles about keeping horses by Jack Styler and Katherine Rossmoore in the May 2 edition of the Independent brought back so many pleasant memories of a simpler time in […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Fifty-Five Horses
Jack Styler is a young writer who will be joining our newsroom as a staff reporter next month. He’s a Midwesterner; he graduated from the University of Wisconsin two years […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 9, 2024
From Karen Friedman, Pat Miller, Steven Fossella, and Lisa Thimas
Time Travel With Dad To the editor: So it goes, indeed. Thanks to Robert Kuttner for his essay “Time Travel With Kurt Vonnegut and My Dad” [May 2, page C3]. […]
