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STEAMERS
Blech House
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Snow Day
Taking courage from a song sparrow on a wintry walk
These are trying times indeed, but the world persists in sending us gifts on a daily basis, if only we would notice and accept them. Yesterday, the gift was snow: […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Don’t Stop Talking
“Media mistrust has been growing for decades — does it matter?” asked a recent report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. “Midway through the 20th century, the news media was among […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 20, 2025
From Thomas Thompsen, Jeff Kemprecos, John B. Livingstone, Dick Mains, Paul Krueger, Bill Beckett, & Bob Rice
Only 80 Years Ago To the editor: On the 27th of January, 1945, my father and 11,000 other prisoners of war began evacuating Stalag Luft III near the town of […]
TURNOVER
After 4 Years, Truro’s Town Manager Is Out
Kelly Clark takes on Darrin Tangeman’s duties at town hall
TRURO — Town Manager Darrin Tangeman has resigned effective April 8 after four years on the job and with two years remaining on his three-year contract. Assistant Town Manager Kelly […]
VIGNETTE
Love Zone
STEAMERS
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
DISSENT
Deconstructing The Brutalist
It’s a murky, pretentious film with a tenuous Wellfleet connection
I’ve been mulling why it is that The Brutalist has captivated film critics. At three and a half hours, it’s a weighty film, and much was clearly invested in the […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
No Hands, No Brains
As I read news reports about the team of young engineers and computer scientists deployed by Elon Musk to take over the financial systems of the U.S. Dept. of the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 13, 2025
From Zygmunt J.B. Plater, Stephen Greenberg, John Devendorf, & Paul Murray
Defending the Rule of Law To the editor: For this child of a family that survived the 1930s and ’40s in Central Europe, the new Leader in Washington, D.C. and […]
VIGNETTE
Late Migration
STEAMERS
ICE Storm Warning
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Flag Is Yours and Mine
Conflicted feelings after an agitating sight on the highway
January 21 was a brutally cold day. Driving down Route 6, late for an appointment, I noticed not one but two vehicles with giant American flags billowing behind them. Of […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Marching Backward
Following the Jan. 29 collision of a jet and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. that killed 67 people, the president blamed hiring practices at the Federal Aviation Administration for […]
