Life at the Edge
To the editor:
Living at the edge of the Earth, we have already lost more than our fair share of fishermen to the sea. The unexpected events of May 17 brought home the fact that bad luck happens much faster than good luck on fishing boats.
While the larger news organizations simply did the old chat-and-chew level of reporting, the Independent let us know what really happened [“Fishing Vessel Capsized off Race Point; Four Crew Members Rescued,” May 26, page A4]. Thank you for the facts-only journalism that documented the outstanding rescue efforts.
Gordon Peabody
Wellfleet
Remembering Uncle Jim
To the editor:
When I was reading Tom Recchio’s article about Jesse Silva [Reporter’s Notebook, May 26, page A2], I was struck by the similarities to my Uncle Jim’s story. My uncle, PFC James V. Bisceglia, was also killed in action at Anzio in 1944. He, and most likely Jesse, was buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno, next to Anzio. His body was also returned to the U.S. and he was buried in Worcester in 1949.
I and five other cousins are named after him.
Jim Bisceglia
North Truro
Another Wellfleet Fiasco?
To the editor:
Regarding last week’s article “Group Sets to Work on Details of Campground Purchase” [May 26, page A5], the idea of the town of Wellfleet purchasing and operating Maurice’s Campground is totally unrealistic and absurd, given that the town has absolutely zero experience in running a campground and is still trying to straighten out its fiscal chaos that goes back decades.
Regarding that chaos, these days it’s: Nothing to see here, folks. Let’s move on.
In that article, with respect to replacing 35 cesspools at Maurice’s, Harry Terkanian is reported to have estimated that “the cost to put in a compliant system could range from $10,000 to $50,000.” If that’s not a misprint, then Terkanian doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
The town is currently experiencing severe fiscal hardship. So, by all means let’s buy a campground for $6.5 million, destined to be a taxpayer-funded fiasco to dump down Wellfleet’s black hole of problems. That makes about as much sense as the town owning and operating a commercial airline. If that were the case, I can hear it now: Oops, we just lost another one.
Mike Rice
Wellfleet
No Fan of Heywood
To the editor:
Daralyn Heywood, who is seeking to unseat Julian Cyr [“Cyr Faces Two Republican Challengers for State Senate,” May 19, page A5], says, shockingly, “I see Democrats going toward communism.”
No one who is that ignorant, that devoid of the skills needed to parse the philosophy of a political party, deserves anyone’s vote for any public office.
Dan Katz
Truro and Westport, Conn.
