New Year in Scotland, known as Hogmanay, arguably from Old French, Norse, and/or Goidelic, is a very big deal. Several nights of partying, fireworks, the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” […]
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Dire Demographics
Is the Outer Cape a good place for children to grow up? I’ve always thought so. The natural beauty that has inspired so many artists and writers — the sea, […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 19, 2023
From Laura Logue Rood
Where Are the Hospitals? To the editor: Thanks to K.C. Myers for her year-end review of mental health care and the tragedies that happened on the Outer Cape [Dec. 29, […]
VIGNETTE
No More Tears
STEAMERS
The Price Isn’t Right
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Affliction and Comfort
“The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” This crack is attributed to Mr. Dooley, a dyspeptic Irish bartender who was the invention of […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 12, 2023
From John Livingstone and Geoffrey Doherty
That’s No ‘Lap Pool’ To the editor: Your article about 99 Bayberry Ave. in Provincetown was informative [“Homeowners Take Town to Court Over Pool Project,” Jan. 5, page A4]. I […]
VIGNETTE
Half Price
STEAMERS
Howland St. Lighthouse
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Ugly Ornaments
An odd holiday ritual finds joy in the grotesque
OK, the holidays are over. We made it to the new year, Christmas is almost two weeks behind us, and we are all done with it: like a way-too-sweet piece […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Drama in the Back Pages
Are you the kind who reads the paper cover to cover? I’m thinking of the back of Section B of the Independent, where you will find the legal notices in […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 5, 2023
From Betsy Smith and Suzanne Barnhart
The High School Vote To the editor: Thanks to K.C. Myers for her very informative article “Nauset High Renovation Vote is Jan. 10” [Dec. 29, page A10]. As a 76-year-old […]
TEACAKE’S TAKE
The New Year
PREVENTING VIOLENCE
The Unfulfilled Promise of Community Mental Health Care
An argument for taking action to treat those who refuse help
This year has brought a reckoning with the ways our health and legal systems fail those with mental illnesses and their families. The tragic deaths of Truro’s Susan Howe and […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Venture Journalism
George Santos was elected to Congress last month from New York’s Third District, helping the Republican Party take control of the House with a slim majority. Six weeks after the […]
