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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 8, 2021
From Diane Turco, Hannah Trott, and Mike Rice
Failed Oversight at Pilgrim To the editor: Christine Legere’s article on dangerous waste stored at Pilgrim provided citizens with important information [“United on Shutting Pilgrim, Advocates Differ on Nuclear Waste,” […]
VIGNETTE
Narcissus
TEACAKE'S TAKE
The Six Stages of Boredom
EPISTOLARY HISTORY
The Weight of Prejudice
Ellen LeBow responds to a half-century-delayed apology
Hi Ellen, You probably don’t remember me. We attended Camp Amik together back in the summer of 1968 or 1969. I was working as an au pair and you were […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 1, 2021
From Daniel Holt, Bertram Perkel, April Baxter, Janet Whelan, Stewart Kennedy, and Alexandra Grabbe
Elected Vs. Appointed Boards To the editor: I was troubled by your March 18 front-page article on petitions that seek to empower Truro voters to elect the town’s health board […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Madam, I’m Adam
Our once-a-month crossword, by the talented Sophia Maymudes, is very popular. And so, I have begun looking into the possibility of finding some new types of puzzles or word games […]
SKETCHBOOK
Beach Finds: Megaptera Novaeangliae
Humpback whale
OP-ED
Taking Down the Wreath
Oscillating between gratitude and hesitation
“Shouldn’t the wreath come down now?” asks one voice inside my head each time I pull in the drive. “No, it still looks pretty,” says the other voice. The berries […]
VIGNETTE
Spring Awakening
STEAMERS
Skin In The Game?
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
People, Not Numbers
My cousin David is a professional gambler. He fervently believes that every human problem can be expressed in mathematical terms, and thus solved with mathematical logic. He has been wildly […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 25, 2021
From Elaine McIlroy, Mary Jane Samuel, Jim Bisceglia, Harrison Swift, Kait Logan, and Bruce Mason
Volunteers Got Expert Help To the editor: I appreciate Tessera Knowles-Thompson’s article on the 95 Lawrence Road project to create affordable homes in Wellfleet as it makes its way through […]
SKETCHBOOK
Signs of Spring
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The End of the Hammer
A reflection on those who work with their hands
I hereby make a shameful confession: I don’t know which end of a hammer to pick up in order to use one. This leaves me in a predicament any time […]
