Opinion
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STEAMERS
Beachfront Property
OP-ED
Healing the Wariness in Our Bones
Around a winter fire, a chance to warm our souls and consider peace
The rhododendrons make me laugh. After a long stretch of autumn, the sun came out, the temperature rose into the 60s for a minute, and they got all pink, as […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Headlines Are Hard
Writing headlines is one of the hardest jobs at a newspaper. The available space is small, so the head can have only a few words, but it has to reflect […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 9, 2023
From Ellyn Weiss, Mike Sarcione, Alex Brewer, Robert S Johnson, and Beth Silver
To Vote Legally To the editor: It should be obvious that in order to vote legally in Truro you must be a resident of Truro, not a part-time resident. As […]
VIGNETTE
Trojan Squirrel
STEAMERS
Street Art
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Identity and Ethnic Specialness
Dehumanizing divisions are tearing our world apart
I can still see the resplendent genuine Sioux war bonnet in the window of Fitch’s Trading Post down on Third Street in Harrisburg, Pa. Even though it has been almost […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Crime in Provincetown
The first time I met Provincetown Police Chief Jim Golden, back when I was an editor at the Banner, he told me his reason for refusing to answer questions about […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 2, 2023
From Ken Field, Lili Flanders, Lorraine Kujawa, Evan P. Provisor, Stephen Greenberg, Alison Siegel, and Lisa Jablow
‘Taking Back’ Truro To the editor: As a homeowner, taxpayer, and part-time resident of Truro, I’m disappointed in the small number of vocal neighbors who seem to be focused on […]
VIGNETTE
Trick or Treaters
STEAMERS
Registering in Shade
TEACAKE’S TAKE
Picnics of Yesteryear
OP-ED
Demand a Middle East Ceasefire Now
U.S. tax dollars are funding atrocities in Gaza
On the Outer Cape, we spoke up against Trump’s policy of family separation at the U.S. border in 2018. We spoke up against the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Delusion Dies in Daylight
Those of us who believe that New England’s peculiar town meeting form of government has unique value sometimes refer to it as the purest version of democracy. It’s not without […]
