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STEAMERS
Pipe Dreams
COUNTY LINE
Human Rights Begin Here
That’s why we have a commission that hears complaints about abuses
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, October 14, 2021
From Mike Shannon and Brendan Noonan
Those Main St. Bike Lanes To the editor: It is unfortunate that your article “After 7 years, the Plan to Fix Route 6 at Main St. Is One-Fourth Done” [Oct. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Silence for the Trees
One of the strange things about being an editor in a small community is that, as the years go by, the news seems to repeat itself. Back in 2016, Russell […]
STEAMERS
Stairway To Heaven
VIGNETTE
Knock, Knock
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Life Among Artists
What is it that compels some people to dare to make art?
I was born in Harrisburg, Pa. and grew up there around the middle of the last century. In my young life, I observed the adults around me: the women were […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
On Turning Two
With this issue of the Independent, we begin Volume 3, having published two full years of weekly editions. It seems only right to pause and give you a report on […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, October 7, 2021
From Chuck Leigh
Do You Know Where Your Intertidal Zone Is? To the editor: While much ink has recently been devoted to “the intertidal zone,” most people don’t know what that is. It’s […]
VIGNETTE
Mushroom Month
SKETCHBOOK
The Real American Horror Story
PUBLIC SAFETY
Don’t Wait to Make Improvements for Pedestrians
Three things that Eastham could do before redoing its business district
EASTHAM — The redevelopment of Town Center Plaza offers an exciting opportunity to create a new destination and a more pedestrian-friendly community, but pedestrian access to Eastham’s commercial district needs […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Who’s in the ‘Workforce’?
I’ve noticed that, as the Outer Cape’s quest for housing alternatives intensifies, the term “affordable housing” seems to be muted. Insofar as it indicates that we have people in need […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, September 30, 2021
From Sarah Hill, Karen Friedman, Donna Cooper, and Jim Campen
What Would Mr. Rogers Say? To the editor: I appreciate Christine Legere’s “One Word Might Change Beach Rights Debate” [Sept. 23, front page] and applaud Sen. Cyr and Rep. Fernandes […]
