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Cape Cod Times Opinion

• July 29, 2010
• 1:35

  Constitutional Convention matters

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:35am EDT

  There will be a Constitutional Convention today, when the House and Senate will meet jointly and with great ceremony.

• 1:35

  Brown must support carbon tax

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:35am EDT

  China vs. the United States: it's two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the home team is down. For Sen. Scott Brown, it is time to swing the bat.

• 1:20

  Cape isn't doing enough to protect water supply

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  With the recent boil-water mandates in several Cape Cod communities, Cape Cod Commission water resources program manager Tom Cambareri recently suggested water districts may be pushed to chlorinate water.

• 1:20

  Bicyclists must obey the rules of the road

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  I admire the July 13 letter by Jack Clarke of the Brewster Bikeways Committee.

• 1:20

  Guilt, and lack thereof, separate left and right

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  Columnist Larry Brown says the only difference between liberals and conservatives is that liberals feel guilty about the damage we wreak on the environment while conservatives don't ("Living with the consequences," July 23).

• 1:20

  Polite to pass a cyclist? Sure, but maybe not legal

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  Jack Clarke ("More awareness, not less, is key to sharing the road," Letters, July 23) implies that an observant motorist approaching from the opposite direction allows for a marked lanes violation on the part of an oncoming vehicle that is passing a...

• 1:15

  Litter no more

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:15am EDT

  This is shaping up as one of the best summers on the Cape and Islands, with plenty of sunshine and cool salty breezes to make our beaches and byways even more inviting.

• July 28, 2010
• 1:35

  Taking advantage of great' places

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:35am EDT

  Why travel the world to experience history and natural beauty, when we are fortunate to call a place home that is rich with historic, cultural and national treasures? Whether it is just around the corner, down the street or a day trip away, we have the...

• 1:20

  Cartoonist's cynicism shows lack of compassion

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  We are saddened and insulted by Bob Gorrell's July 23 cartoon.

• 1:20

  Apologies owed to the nation's many jobless

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  In our household we taught our children not to make fun of people less fortunate than themselves. They have grown up, become parents themselves and yet have known the sting of Wall Street and joblessness.

• 1:20

  Conservation fund supports protection of campground

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  A July 13 article explored the recent celebration to protect the North of Highland Campground in the Cape Cod National Seashore.

• 1:20

  Assault charge on coach is totally minor league

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  It was a shock to see your July 23 article reporting a charge of assault against Daniel Rabold.

• 1:15

  Help small businesses

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:15am EDT

  With just a few days left in the legislative session on Beacon Hill, a critical bill related to the health of small businesses in Massachusetts remains in limbo.

• July 27, 2010
• 1:35

  Wellfleet's newest revolution?

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:35am EDT

  It's a staple of summer romance: return to the same old summer cottage, the resumption of ancient summer patterns and rituals, immersion in the same old pond or favorite beach.

• 1:35

  Cape Wind is another Big Dig

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:35am EDT

  The more I see of Cape Wind — the astronomical costs to electricity ratepayers and taxpayers that have only recently come to light, the continued attempts by the developer and the Patrick administration to hide additional cost information and...

• 1:20

  Flouting leash law results in attack, and 20 stitches

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  Twenty stitches, the result of a dog attack on my right leg, prompt this letter.

• 1:20

  Nonresident taxpayers should have vote on sewers

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  The recent Barnstable town meeting regarding the sewer project has again brought to light a significant concern with the issue of placing an item on a ballot for a vote.

• 1:20

  Teachers' speech rights aren't protected at work

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  In response to Lee Richard ("Teachers' call for peace just proved Newton right," Letters, July 21), the assistant principal's "outfit" is not what prompted the teachers' "call for peace."

• 1:20

  End of the emergency also merits reverse-911

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  As a resident of Cummaquid, I was delighted when the boil-water order was lifted July 21.

• 1:20

  As a cause for brouhaha, random death ranks high

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  The weekend Monster Shark Tournament was certainly cause for "brouhaha" ("Shark hunters: Event isn't cause for a brouhaha," July 21).

• 1:15

  Save the lobsters

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:15am EDT

  Last week brought some good news for lobstermen.

• July 26, 2010
• 3:15

  Finding the strength to break addiction

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:15am EDT

  I often think about recovery in general, and then my own. I am talking about recovery from alcohol, but it could also be any substance abuse, and all that entails.

• 3:10

  Critic of Army uniform is beneficiary of its wearers

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:10am EDT

  Barbara Rushmore ("Not all people respect the U.S. Army uniform," Letters, July 20) does not speak for me when she says, "The U.S. Army uniform is not respected."

• 3:10

  Classes help consumers fix their own credit reports

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:10am EDT

  I write in response to your July 20 article "Credit-repair service sued by attorney general."

• 3:10

  Why not rename bridge after all our local heroes?

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:10am EDT

  I followed the reporting and reader letters this spring regarding renaming the Bass River Bridge connecting Yarmouth and Dennis in honor of a local serviceman killed in action.

• 3:10

  Kerry will sail to our rescue in his new $7 million yacht

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:10am EDT

  Don't let your faith in our elected representation in Washington or Boston be destroyed by the fact that Sen. John Kerry has decided to berth his new $7 million yacht in Portsmouth, R.I., instead of Nantucket to avoid paying sales and use tax on it.

• 3:05

  Vacation history

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:05am EDT

  We applaud the town of Dennis for coming up with a way to preserve the cottage and campground colonies along Old Wharf Road in Dennisport.

• July 24, 2010
• 3:12

  Cutting school spending costs more in the long run

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:12am EDT

  On Tuesday the good people of Yarmouth will go to the polls and vote to fund the schools or set education backward.

• 3:12

  Sense of urgency needed to solve Hyannis shooting

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:12am EDT

  A July 20 article informs readers that the Barnstable police are hoping to "glean" valuable information on the events leading up to the July 16 shooting of Patrick Shanahan.

• 3:11

  Monster Shark Tournament spawns payback fantasies

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:11am EDT

  This just in off the wire services: After inhabiting our oceans for millions of years without natural enemies, the shark community has voted to fight back against blood harvests of their species and sponsor the First Annual People Tournament to be held...

• 3:11

  'Help, my car broke down, somewhere on Cape Cod'

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:11am EDT

  All the GPS devices and cell phones in the world won't help a motorist in trouble if he can't tell a responder exactly where he is located ("Expensive highway signs," Cheers & Jeers, July 16).

• 3:11

  Soldiers can't come home when they tire of war

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:11am EDT

  As an officer in the United States Army Reserve, I attempted to stay above the fray surrounding the protest by two teachers at D-Y at the end of the school year.

• 3:10

  State pursues mediocrity in name of remuneration

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:10am EDT

  Your July 21 editorial asks a legitimate question of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: "What is the rush?"

• 3:10

  Cataumet Fish employee contributed much to Cape

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:10am EDT

  On July 11 a loyal and valued employee of Cataumet Fish, Don DePedro, passed away.

• 3:05

  Fix the system

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:05am EDT

  You're 60 years old and make $50,000 a year without going to work, even though the full Social Security retirement age for your age bracket is 66 and Social Security would give you a fraction of that money. Why? Chances are, you're a public retiree.

• 1:35

  Word of law

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 1:35am EDT

  In the old days, circa 1975 when George Carlin created his famous list of "seven words you can't say on television," it was relatively easy to control expletives and other so-called curse words when they were spoken over the public airwaves.

• 1:20

  Established case law defies Falmouth's hauling stance

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  In response to your July 21 story "Falmouth hauler trashes town law," Falmouth's board of health and their attorney Frank Duffy better think again. Their attempt to control commerce as defined by their borders is well-settled case law.

• 1:20

  Report on jobless benefits wrongly blamed the GOP

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  Your July 21 article titled "U.S., Cape jobless get a boost" buried an important part of the story at the end of the article.

• 1:20

  First Amendment rights are important, but abused

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  Jeff Trask's July 20 letter in response to mine requires response.

• 1:20

  Hyannis hostel will honor a great Cape Cod lady

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  I am a tour guide with Wolf Bus Lines in Yorksprings, Pa.

• 1:20

  NOAH Shelter guests are habitués of court reports

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  In response to the July 17 letter from HAC board member Joan Bassett claiming "The problem seems to be a group of younger individuals who enjoy causing trouble, and not the shelter guests," I'd like to point out that the same day her letter was...

• 1:20

  Voters must unite against stranglehold on power

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 24th, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  Carl Cavossa say's he is a victim of communism in Falmouth ("Falmouth hauler trashes town law," July 21). He's wrong! He is a victim of capitalism.

• July 23, 2010
• 1:35

  Living with the consequences

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:35am EDT

  "It's not easy being green." —Kermit the Frog

• 1:35

  Mixed purposes for healthy environment

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:35am EDT

  This column mentioned recently that everyone is officially in favor of a healthy environment but diverge over precise definitions. Preferences diverge even more when deciding how to behave within that environment.

• 1:35

  Degradation of Hyannis must end

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:35am EDT

  Since Barnstable Police Chief Paul MacDonald stated publicly June 10 that he thinks the NOAH Shelter "in its current format should be closed," a flurry of letters to the editor have appeared in our local papers.

• 1:20

  Auto excise tax not used to maintain town roads

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  Barnstable Town Manager John Klimm claimed at the July 15 town council meeting that the integrity of most of the 200 miles of private roads in town is "so bad school buses, ambulances and fire trucks soon won't drive down them."

• 1:20

  Showing up is alternative to fomenting revolution

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  One of your contributors on Sunday suggested the citizens of Sandwich whip up a wave of righteous indignation and aim it at the very people who have volunteered to try to solve our budget problems ("How can Sandwich consider override in this economy?"...

• 1:20

  Wolf knows water is key to Cape's quality of life

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  Nearly a decade ago, members of Cape Cod's business community met with environmental and civic leaders and brainstormed about the most important issues facing Cape Cod. The need for wastewater treatment to protect water quality topped the list.

• 1:20

  More awareness, not less, is key to sharing the road

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:20am EDT

  As we know, Cape roads are narrow and with limited shoulders. A bicyclist who is tracking straight ahead of you may swerve suddenly to avoid something a motorist does not see.

• 1:15

  Cheers & Jeers

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:15am EDT

  Summer investment