I started writing obituaries for the Independent last May, and in the months since I have written roughly 50. While I can’t say that the work gives me pleasure, I […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 13, 2022
From Elaine J. Baskin, Laurie Veninger, Patrick Nolan, Jay Gurewitsch, Rachel Brown, and Larry Quain
Use ARPA Funds for Test Kits To the editor: Neither President Biden’s 500 million home test kits nor Gov. Baker’s gift of test kits to four Cape Cod towns (Barnstable, […]
VIGNETTE
First Steps, 2022
SKETCHBOOK
On Being in the Presence of a Whale
Curiosity, awe, and guilt inspire a ritual for an animal lost at sea
It’s been more than a month since a juvenile humpback whale washed ashore, dead, on the inner beach near Long Point Light in Provincetown. News like this circulates and the […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
A Heritage of Nicknames
Reflections of a time when Dutras and Silvas were ‘as thick as the air’
A small notice in the Nov. 18 edition of this paper caught my eye and started me thinking. It announced a memorial for Joe Corea, a good man. The notice […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Vigil for Democracy
If you are driving by the Orleans rotary on Thursday, Jan. 6 between 1 and 2:30 p.m. you will see the local edition of a nationwide “day of remembrance and […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 6, 2022
From Ted Thomas, Judith B. Saffron, Elon Bezos Zuckerberg the 15th (Robert Johnson), and Anne Freyss
Pilgrim’s Progress To the editor: For decades, individuals and groups of concerned scientists and environmental and civic activists have been ringing the alarm about the use and promotion of nuclear […]
DOWN THE LINE
Am I a Surfer?
Fear, brain freeze, and the joy of the ride
I surf, but I hesitate to call myself a surfer. I have a complicated relationship with the sport — I love it, and I am terrified by it. It’s been […]
OP-ED
Happy New Year 2522
Hello, hello to 2522 from the year 2022. We have a saying: “How’s by you?” It’s a Jewish phrase that I like. How are you seeing the world these days? […]
OP-ED
Telemedicine Means Better Access to Early, Safe Abortions
The FDA abandons a bogus ‘safety’ rule restricting mifepristone
For people living on Outer Cape Cod, the nearest abortion clinics are at least two hours away. That means a trip will likely require time off from work or school […]
LETTER FROM THE ARTS EDITOR
Looking Through Opera Glasses
For this year’s Divine Comedy-themed art and photography extra, most of the contributors chose Inferno. It’s not surprising, considering the hellish couple of years we’ve had. Not represented in this […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 30, 2021
From Harrison Swift, Jim Kendall, Joan Holt, Marian Roth, Becky Adams, and Paul Kopicki
Dredging the Estuary To the editor: Congratulations to the Eastham Select Board for having the courage, leadership, and vision to finally stop the folly of dredging the estuary [“Eastham Pulls […]
VIGNETTE
Family Holiday Visit
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Sometimes, Beauty Is Not Enough
Nature in itself cannot heal every human heart
I am not happy today. Don’t ask me why. I didn’t rest well last night; perhaps the magic balm of sleep did not take place. Or am I getting sick? […]
TOWN HALL PASS
Wellfleet Needs to Intercept Passing of the Buck
A veteran of audits reflects on the difficulty of calling fouls on friends
The auditors’ 2020 management letter to Wellfleet town officials raised more questions than it answered. Auditors Powers & Sullivan of Wakefield headlined the letter “Material Weakness.” In summary, it indicated […]
