Opinion
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OP-ED
A Prayer for Unlearning
We are all called to the mission of creating lessons of acceptance
We woke up to the news of another mass shooting on Sunday, Nov. 20, this time in a gay club in Colorado Springs. I cannot stop thinking about it, although […]
COUNTY LINE
Respiratory Illnesses Threaten Health-Care Systems
Covid, flu, and RSV stress hospital staff
We have become accustomed to living in the Age of Covid. Even blasé about it. For almost three years, we have faced existential threats from potentially every person we come […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Making Good on Housing
I got to report some good news this week: eight years of sustained effort, including major support from the state, have brought the Cloverleaf project in Truro to fruition. A […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, Dec. 15, 2022
From Walter Buckingham, John A. Wolf, Dick Elkin, and Judy Wood
Correcting a Mistake To the editor: I am writing to respond to Wellfleet Select Board member Kathleen Bacon’s letter regarding the town seal (Dec. 1, page A2). Along with many […]
VIGNETTE
All Is Calm, All Is Bright
STEAMERS
Jolly Folly
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Bulkheads: A Provincetown History
The growth of waterfront fortifications in a changing town
The other day a big wind came directly from the south, and the waves in the harbor were high and crazy. At high tide, spray broke over Route 6A by […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Staying in the Fight
In last week’s Independent, Paul Benson reported on the new Provincetown drop-in center of the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod and the long-term battle against sexually transmitted infections and […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, Dec. 8, 2022
From Steve Wood, Annette Anderson, Gary Kersteen, and Marilyn Pechonis
Parking by the Marsh To the editor: As a resident of Lieutenant Island, I applaud Conservation Agent Hillary Greenberg-Lemos and the members of the Wellfleet Conservation Commission for finally addressing […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Shop With Empathy
For many years, Provincetown has been our favorite place for Christmas shopping. The stores are stylishly stocked, it’s never crowded, the summer prices have come down, and talking with the […]
STEAMERS
Town Seal
VIGNETTE
Wildlife
SKETCHBOOK
Letter From Patagonia
LETTER FROM ACROSS THE POND
An Ode to Not Knowing
Try to remember what it was like to not have every answer close at hand
It is a familiar enough occurrence in my line of work: a client admits to being lost, without direction, not knowing where to go or what to do. It is […]
