Rebuilding the COA To the editor: Thank you for highlighting the fact that Truro’s Council on Aging had withered to the point that not a single staff member remained to […]
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QUEER ‘I’
Mapp and Lucia and Me
From coastal England to the shores of Provincetown, some things never change
At first glance, it’s a postcard-perfect seaside town, brimming with music, theater, and art. Look closer, though, and you’ll see that beneath the quaint village veneer lies a hotbed of […]
VIGNETTE
Is That You?
STEAMERS
Wearable Housing
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
In the Storm’s Aftermath
Thoughts on the tossed-up fragments of Provincetown’s past lives
That bleak morning just before Christmas, Provincetown was set back on its haunches by a roaring winter wind and a surging southeast 11-foot-plus tide. The beach and abutting properties glistened […]
LETTER FROM ACROSS THE POND
The Midwinter Promise of Imbolc
Trusting the yet to be seen
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,” […]
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 […]
