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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Paul Tasha: An Appreciation
A Provincetown original who knew exactly who he was
Decades ago, local visionary Jay Critchley created “P-Town, Inc. — Formerly Provincetown,” a satirical project in which he imagined the inevitable gentrification of the town and its transformation from a […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Doing the Research
The British scientific journal Nature published a remarkable study last month that goes a long way toward explaining why so many people believe things that aren’t true. The implications are […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 11, 2024
From Kathleen E. Bacon, Edward S. Ebert, Rachel White, Paul Greenspan, and Lyle Timpson
Wellfleet’s Turmoil To the editor: I read last week’s front-page article about Richard Waldo’s resignation as Wellfleet town administrator with sadness. Once again, the town’s municipal affairs are in turmoil. What do we […]
VIGNETTE
Unresolved
STEAMERS
Old Reliable
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Resolved: A Better Version of the Self
‘How to live this life of ours well and naturally’
The establishment of the first of January as the beginning of the “new year” is entirely artificial. A better date for a celebration would be the spring equinox — or […]
KEEPING WATCH
Bearing Witness to Exploitation
Reflections of a retired English teacher
We live in a brutish world. The front page of the daily paper illustrates this truth every morning. We are confronted with the latest details about the suffering and death […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Our Version of Trumpism
The final days of 2023 produced a blizzard of fundraising letters and emails. Quite a few of them came from news organizations making the case that journalism is essential to […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 4, 2024
From Mike Sarcione, Matt Hogan, Zyg Plater, and Bruce Mason
Due Diligence on Solar To the editor: Re “In Solar Market, Be Picky About Your Installer” [Dec. 21, front page]: I agree that Cape residents should be hiring and vetting […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Here’s Looking at You
“Yesterday,” sang the young Paul McCartney, “all my troubles seemed so far away.” According to most sources, the Beatles’ song is the most covered in history, with more than 2,000 […]
VIGNETTE
Season’s Greetings
STEAMERS
Ho, Ho, No
WATERCOLOR
Stop
FESTED
Reflections on a Crowded Day in Wellfleet
This year’s OysterFest had a feeling of recovery from an illness
In October I experienced my third OysterFest as a Wellfleet resident. I thought I should volunteer, and I worked stamping entrants’ hands (the ink lasts longer on the inside of […]
