Opinion
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WATERCOLOR
Invisible Family
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
On Reading Moby-Dick
The annual library marathon symbolizes entry into a community of believers
Of all the human shortcomings I can think of, the one that irks me most is complacency. Of course, a healthy sense of self is a positive thing, but being […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Lawyer’s Master Class
Our newsroom had a visit last week from Jay Ward Brown, a part-time Provincetown resident whose other home is in Virginia. Brown reads the Indie as well as his local […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 11, 2023
From John Cumbler, Emily A. Boynton, Debra Raymond, and Tom Ross
Wellfleet Scholarships To the editor: At the recent annual town meeting, Wellfleet postponed consideration of a motion to contribute a significant amount of money toward a scholarship fund for Wellfleet […]
VIGNETTE
Landlords
STEAMERS
Unnatural Selection
TEACAKE’S TAKE
The Bites of Spring
OP-ED
There’s No Going Back
In search of recovering our ‘regular lives’
A recent exchange with a friend I hadn’t talked with in a while started in the usual way: “Hope you are doing well.” I’ve been thinking about his reply: “We’re […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Freedom of the Press
May 3 marked the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, first declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. A free press, says the U.N., “is a prerequisite […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 4, 2023
From Joanna Buffington, Mara Glatzel, Mindy Baransky, and Chuck Leigh
Preventing ‘Outsize’ Buildings To the editor: Re “ZBA Asks New Owners and Abutters to Compromise on Big House” [April 27, page A4]: Attorney Ben Zehnder, representing property owners who propose […]
VIGNETTE
Amplified Music
STEAMERS
The Great Replacement
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Meeting of the Minds
What a minor miracle a committee is
People have it easy on social media: they are always right. Sitting at home in their pajamas or underwear, drinking a beer — or two, or three — they can […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Why We Don’t Endorse
It’s town election season, and there are contested select board seats in both Provincetown and Wellfleet this spring. The Independent isn’t endorsing any of the people running. And I don’t […]
