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STEAMERS
Pilloried
MASTER PLANNING
Build a Food Forest Garden, Not a New Pool
North Eastham’s town center should be focused on giving back to the Earth
On Wednesday night last week, I attended the final North Eastham Village Center Master Plan meeting at the Eastham Public Library. The design group has done a great job so […]
COUNTY LINE
Equity Must Be Our Goal
Poverty and homelessness are here among us on Cape Cod
On WOMR’s Alternative Radio the other night, I listened to a compilation of talks by Barbara Ehrenreich, who died on Sept. 1 and is best known for her groundbreaking undercover […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Buzz Is Back
A lot of people were happy last weekend because the Wellfleet OysterFest was back after two festless pandemic years — and I was one of them. It meant that I […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, Oct. 20, 2022
From Marianna Koval, Sheila McIntyre, David Moulton, Constance Kremer, Marcia Dalbey, Kalliope Chute, Patty Donohoe, Christopher J. Snow, and Fred Kavalier
An Alternative Water Source To the editor: I’ve just read the lead article in the Independent regarding the Walsh property in Truro [“Water Quality at Center Stage on Walsh Property,” […]
VIGNETTE
Start Small
SKETCHBOOK
A Field Trip to an Ancient Landscape
Imagining the Outer Cape of 6,000 years ago
What must it have been like to live on this landscape a thousand years ago, before the Europeans came here? I sketch objects in museums and map them onto the […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Errands: A Cure for Ennui
The necessity of getting together
Seasons come and go, but it is the same day always. Whatever the vagaries of weather, it is the same morning, noon, and night. The toothbrush in the mug on […]
FIRST LIGHT
‘Water Please’: A Timeless Harmony
Reflections on the continuity of life here
When Mashpee Wampanoag flautist Ej Mills Brennan told me she would be bringing her boom box along with her flutes to play on Sunday morning at Chapel in the Pines, […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Docs for Deception
Two weeks ago in this column, I mentioned the “Truro eNewsletter” and its practice of purveying propaganda about wastewater, nitrogen in drinking water, and affordable housing. Brian Boyle, who was […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, Oct. 13, 2022
From Betsy Smith, Mike Rice, Eric Shoen, Robert S Johnson, and Lady Di (Vernon Porter)
The Sheriff’s Attitude To the editor: Many thanks to K.C. Myers for her article “Mental Illness and Addiction at Heart of Sheriff Race” [Sept. 29, front page]. She makes clear […]
VIGNETTE
Mushroom Moment
DECLUTTERING
How Not to Be Buried in Treasure
Seven rules for reducing the stress of having too much stuff
When you get to a certain age, you might find that you have too much stuff. Maybe you downsized and your stuff doesn’t fit in your new home. Maybe your […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Searching for Meaning
The events of last weekend weigh heavily on us. The shocking news of Susan Howe’s death on Friday night in Truro exploded in headlines and broadcasts from Hyannis and Boston […]
