Housing and Commuting To the editor: I agree with Chuck Leigh [letter to the editor, Oct. 17] that commuting is an answer to the lack of affordable housing here, but […]
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VIGNETTE
PortaFest
STEAMERS
Wrong Point
ON THE BALLOT
A Question for the County
Amending the county charter to increase efficiency and transparency
Massachusetts voters will consider five statewide questions on the Nov. 5 ballot. Barnstable County voters will have a sixth question to consider in addition to the statewide questions. Question #6 […]
LISTENING
We and the Land
Learning from Wampanoag lifeways
It was a Native voice I heard say, “Settlers practice their religion by going inside and talking to God. Native people go outside and listen to God.” I like that. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Stormy Weather
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” sang Bob Dylan in 1965. Now, the weathermen are warning us about winds that would have been unimaginable […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, October 17, 2024
From Eric Loscher & Chuck Leigh
Support for Recovery To the editor: I was featured in your article “Working the Winter Shift” [Oct. 10, page B1], and I feel there was important information missing from the […]
VIGNETTE
Cozy Cats
STEAMERS
Ding-A-Ling
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Robert Finch: An Appreciation
In his essays, the essence of the Cape Cod life
Walking with my dog on an East End beach one breezy, overcast afternoon, I encountered two young men engaged in a photo shoot, complete with props, just above the tide […]
LETTER FROM ACROSS THE POND
Some Things I Know and Don’t Know
Questions about the West End’s dying salt marsh
I know that when I enter Provincetown’s West End salt marsh softly, without shoes, I feel certain that I am welcomed by something alive, something that wants to live. I […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Special Delivery
This week’s issue of the Independent includes our annual statement of ownership, management, and circulation (see page A19), which the U.S. Postal Service requires of all periodicals that are delivered […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, October 10, 2024
From Ellyn Weiss, Jennifer Wertkin, & Mike Rice
Truro’s Failures To the editor: The Independent has recently reported on matters falling into the black hole of Truro’s town administration for unconscionable periods of time, with consequences for the […]
