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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Taking Inventory
An adventure in living-room archaeology
I was amused to hear recently that archeologists had unearthed some salacious graffiti in Pompeii. I am not sure why this gladdens my heart so much, but it does. It […]
OPEN SPACE
Don’t Pave Our Natural Paradise
Turning the Old Colony Pathway into a bike thoroughfare is a bad idea
The Old Colony Nature Pathway is only 1.5 miles long, but its value to Provincetown visitors and residents is immeasurable. The pathway bisects what is known as the Provincetown Greenway, […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Northeast Kingdom News
I received a fine letter this week from Jeff Havlick, a subscriber in Eastham. He enclosed a clipping from the Caledonian Record, the local newspaper in St. Johnsbury, Vt., in […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 21, 2024
From Cheryl L. Andrews, Clinton Kershaw, Kathleen E. Bacon, Don Eunson, Brian Carney, Ronald A. Gabel, M.D., and John Marksbury
Dissolving the Pier Corp. To the editor: Article 15 on Provincetown’s town meeting warrant is a request from the administration to dissolve the Provincetown Public Pier Corp. [“Select Board Is […]
VIGNETTE
Spring Fever
STEAMERS
Shiny Village on a Hill
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
Choosing Between Democracy and Theocracy
The U.S. is in danger of abandoning its historical secular ideals
The Wellfleet Community Forum met on Feb. 26 to discuss how we might bring more civility and efficiency back to our town. Moderator Dan Silverman reminded us that conflict and […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
How Old Is Too Old?
At the start of the recent Wellfleet Community Forum, Sheila Lyons informed the large crowd that had come to talk about the precarious state of town government that Irene Daitch […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 14, 2024
From Marian Roth, Necee Regis, Joe Cavicchi, John Portnoy, and Sharon Dunn
Provincetown Developments To the editor: Last week I read an article in the New York Times about a couple who buy rundown houses, fix them up, and then rent to […]
QUEER ‘I’
The Shameless Plan for a ‘New Fire Island’
An idea for a ‘gay paradise’ provokes ire — and unflattering reflections
If you’ve heard of it, then you probably already hate it. You’ve groaned and eye-rolled about it. So has the Provincetown Business Guild: in an Instagram post, the Guild wrote, […]
VIGNETTE
Eyes for you
STEAMERS
The Way It Used to Was
MARCH MADNESS
Napiville
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Ruled by Our Stuff
Does a man own his house or does the house own him?
I have never forgotten a story I heard over 50 years ago. A guy I worked with had an epiphany (perhaps inspired by something he read, perhaps by psychedelics) and […]
