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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Where Does Courage Come From?
Shocked out of normalcy, our true selves are revealed
This morning I awoke after a good night’s sleep. After a hot shower, I had a hearty breakfast and a couple of cups of coffee, while I perused a magazine […]
SKETCHBOOK
Cape Cod Catboat on the Provincetown Quadrangle
The map and sailboat are my interpretations in walnut ink on Quadrangle for Provincetown, Mass., 1972: U.S. Geological Survey. My work is overlaid on Eugene Zhukau’s cyanotype print of “Town […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 28, 2022
From Joanna Buffington, Amy Wolff, John and Yvette Dubinsky, Joan Holt, Ben Wallace, Katharine Baker, and Gordon Fellman
For an Eastham Conservation Fund To the editor: Eastham voters should support Article 16, to establish a conservation fund (CF), on the May 2 town meeting warrant. The town summary […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Voices of Disbelief
April is coming to an end, and that means the fellows of Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center will soon be leaving us. But Provincetown, we have come to learn, will […]
FLAG-WAVING
Stars, Stripes, and Sneetches
The ‘People’s Convoy’ calls to mind a Dr. Seuss classic
Barreling northeast on I-35 from Austin to Dallas in early March, my sister, husband, and I tried to ignore the flag-festooned caravan in the right lane. But we couldn’t avert […]
ON POLITICS
Why Rob Galibois Should Be the Next District Attorney
Balancing punishment and prison with intervention and treatment
The role of district attorney is crucially important in our civil society. It offers a unique opportunity to protect citizens, help people when they need it most, and build a […]
VIGNETTE
Garden Helpers
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Broadband on the Narrowland
Weeks ago, I wrote about the lack of progress in bringing better internet service to the Outer Cape. One question that has been raised but never answered in these discussions […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 21, 2022
From Steven Stahl and Bob Weinstein
The ‘Docs’ and the Cloverleaf To the editor: The article about the May 10 Truro Planning Board election in the April 14 edition of the Provincetown Independent [“Planning Board Hopefuls […]
VIGNETTE
Love Nest
STEAMERS
It Just Keeps Going and Going…
TEACAKE'S TAKE
Divinity II
COUNTY LINE
Remembering Susan Quinones
An advocate for human rights who inspired by listening
Cape Cod lost a powerful leader last week, and I lost a dear friend and colleague. Susan L. Quinones, Esq., who was coordinator for the Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 14, 2022
From Betsy Smith, Dan Katz, and Sheila McGuinness
Not the Wild West To the editor: When most of us hear the word “sheriff,” we are transported back to the films of the 1950s, where the sheriff kept order […]
