Before we started the Independent, I worked at the Provincetown Banner, where a weekly feature was the “police blotter.” That’s what we called it, at least, but it wasn’t full […]
Opinion
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 7, 2024
From Mia Saunders and Jeannette de Beauvoir
Sending a Message To the editor: The death of Aaron Bushnell, a local boy who was raised in the Community of Jesus in Orleans and was a student in the […]
VIGNETTE
Breath of Spring
STEAMERS
Doesn’t Spark Joy
ELECTION 2024
Top-Down Control Thwarts Health Insurance Reform
Big-money players have repeatedly shelved Medicare for All
In his thoughtful op-ed essay “The Choice Facing Peake’s Successor” (Feb. 1, page A3), Stephen Kinzer reflected on the workings of the Massachusetts General Court and on Rep. Sarah Peake’s […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Forsaking Science
A significant number of Americans are skeptical of climate science. According to the Pew Research Center, about 3 in 10 say that taking action on climate change is not important, […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 29, 2024
From Vallorie Oliver, Rebecca Gmucs, Lisa Larsen, and Mike Rice
ACK for Whales Responds To the editor: The Independent’s Feb. 8 article “Entanglement Leads to Death of Young Right Whale” [front page] falsely stated that our group, ACK for Whales, is […]
VIGNETTE
Good Coach
STEAMERS
Extra Uncurricular
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Perspective Versus Hyperbole
Facts are taken in through an emotional filter
Here’s something we all can agree on: we live in a beautiful place, largely free of dissension and stress. The world over the bridge is an increasingly scary place, full […]
BLACK HISTORY
The Historical Power of Storytelling
Four books that tell difficult but true stories
The powerfully told story is the muscle of history. When it is a first-person account, a primary source, the impact is even greater. The history taught during my years in […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
State of the Town
What is there to say about the state of the town of Wellfleet? In his ode to Eastham last week, Brendan Noonan wrote that the “terrifying” front page of the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 22, 2024
From Jeff Tash and Bob Stewart
‘The Madness Must End’ To the editor: Wellfleet has a citizen disengagement problem. Many Wellfleet residents have simply stopped showing up. Vacancies exist across almost all town boards and committees. […]
