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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Who Will Care for Kids?
There is a sliver of good news this week in the child-care department: a rental subsidy program administered by the Housing Assistance Corp. will begin next month, offering $450 per […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, July 21, 2022
From Laura Lubetsky, Ronald A. Gabel, M.D., Nicola Moore, M.D., Wil Sullivan, and Alice Brainard
For a Women’s Health Center To the editor: The Independent’s excellent coverage of the availability of abortion and other pregnancy-related health care on the Cape has been revelatory, upending reasonable […]
VIGNETTE
Trash
BEARING ARMS
The Supreme Court’s Flawed Reasoning on Guns
The current majority are either hypocrites or bare-faced political operatives
I am not against gun ownership (I have a license to carry), but because I have actually read the U.S. Constitution, I understand the right to own a gun is […]
STEAMERS
Scooter Heck
ABORTION RIGHTS
The Contradictions of Cape Cod Hospital Policy
Limits on abortion access are part of a disturbing national story
Cape Cod Healthcare’s policy of restricting abortion access, as reported in the Independent, is part of a much bigger national story. In the 37 states that still allow women reproductive […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Silence on Abortion
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization came on June 24, eliminating the federal guarantee of abortion rights established in 1973 by Roe v. Wade. Since […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, July 14, 2022
From Steven Kopits, Bob Nee, and James McAuliffe
For a Cycling Paradise To the editor: As noted in last week’s Independent, biking from Wellfleet to Provincetown has become more problematic, as the Old County Road bridge south of Mill Pond Road in […]
STEAMERS
Praise-A-Potty
OP-ED
Things to Be Afraid of Last Year
When the hype misses the real fears and thrills of the Outer Cape
The Outer Cape, we like to think, isn’t quite as scary this year as last year. At least our slowly reforesting landscape can’t be confused with the dark forest in […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
We Are All Grackles
The opportunists of the bird world may teach a lesson in resilience
The vast harborside flats beckon on a beautiful June evening. It is a very low tide, and my dog and I luxuriate in the wet sand. What a lovely feeling […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Slow-Walking With Safire
Regular readers of the Independent may wonder why we make certain language choices in editing the paper — for example, why we won’t permit the word “informational” to be used, […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, July 7, 2022
From Karen Strauss, Mike Rice, and Tim Morse
The Hypocrisy of the Court To the editor: Like many people, I hold in contempt the gang of six on the Supreme Court who make rulings based on their political […]
