Condos Versus Rentals To the editor: Re “Developers Propose 40 Condos, 30 Below Market” [Dec. 26, front page]: Conversion to condo is a terrible idea, particularly with regard to the […]
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Zigging and Zagging Through History
You know already that this is an odd and special place. It’s one reason we — and others before us — figured Outer Cape Cod needed its own newspaper. All […]
VIGNETTE
Unexpedited
STEAMERS
Wishless
FIRST SNOW
A Child’s Christmas in Wellfleet
Hand-me-down boots, peppermint sticks, and a rose-scented kiss
Working at Wellfleet Town Hall, I find that memories of growing up here come back easily to me. All it takes is a slight change in the light, a sound, […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Cultch Clash
There’s a kerfuffle going on in Wellfleet over clamshells. The town shellfish department uses cultch — recycled clam and oyster shells that form a bed for oyster larvae to grow […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 26, 2024
From Stan Bratskeir and David Holmstrom
A Firing Squad in Truro To the editor: Your story about the Truro Select Board’s goals for the town manager’s performance (Dec. 19, page A5) reads more like the assemblage […]
VIGNETTE
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
STEAMERS
The Clam on the Lam
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Lesson of the Weeds
We are in a cold time. Everything is brittle and liable to breakage. Despair comes so easily. A few days ago, it was warmer, but still we were pummeled. The […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Cyberattack Upside
Santa’s got me thinking: What is it that we most want the kids in our own and our friends’ families to have this year? Recent news reports suggest that it’s […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 19, 2024
From Louise Venden, Ross Sormani, Alexandra Grabbe, & Gail R. Kulp
The ‘Right Call’ on Visitor Center To the editor: Re “$15M U.S. Grant for Stellwagen Center Is Gone” (Dec. 12, front page): Concerns over the cost, size, and location of […]
VIGNETTE
Beware of Dog
STEAMERS
Never Pick Up Strange Animals
OP-ED
Six Hours of Suspense
Taking heart in South Korea’s resistance to martial law
I have gotten a dose of much-needed inspiration from what just happened in South Korea. In case you missed it, the political opposition there joined with members of President Yoon […]
