PROVINCETOWN — I was making sandwiches at my market when I heard the news that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade. I wanted to break down and cry, […]
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MOUTHING OFF
A few words about Roe
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Fighting With Facts
Heather Cox Richardson teaches history at Boston College and writes a blog called “Letters From an American” that has become one of the most widely read newsletters in the U.S. […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 30, 2022
From Stephen Greenberg and James Hirshberg
A House Divided To the editor: Historians will look back on the week of June 19, 2022 as the time that this country took a major step towards entering MAGA […]
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Little Free Library
ALL IN
Bob Costa’s Classic Oysters
A famous Wellfleet recipe from The Joy of Shucking returns
I was delighted to read in last week’s Independent that Bob Costa’s poker game is now up and running again after a two-year Covid pause (“Who’s Got the Cards?” page […]
STEAMERS
Dog Days Unleashed
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Enough Is Enough
The confessions of a tree-hugger
I admit it: I am a tree-hugger. I have hugged a tree or two in my life — usually when no one was looking. I confess: I love trees, not […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Name-Calling by the Nameless
People often send us unsigned letters and emails, wanting us to investigate transgressions they think the community should know about. When these writers go to great lengths to conceal their […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 23, 2022
From Lori Rutter and Gene Toland
Incivility in Wellfleet To the editor: When we bought our home in Wellfleet 11 years ago, we were excited to be part of this community full of nature, art, and […]
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Weekenders
THE HEAVENLY GAME
Who’s Got the Cards?
After two years of Covid, it was time for poker again
We waited more than two years to get through Covid so we could get together and play cards again. Covid took a lot from us, our game included. You can […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Revolted by the Mob
The hearings now being held in Washington by the committee investigating the riot that took place on Jan. 6, 2021 remind us of the danger we faced as a nation […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 16, 2022
From David Holmstrom, Jim Cornell, John Wolf, James Vesper, Raffaello LaMantia, Joan Zukas, Martin Elvis, and Margaret Burdick
‘There’s No Free Lunch’ To the editor: Voters at Wellfleet’s town meeting on Saturday overwhelmingly approved articles calling for an operating override and debt exclusions, but Wellfleet still needs those […]
