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Cape Cod Times Opinion

• November 20, 2008
• 6:00

  Obama's Cabinet

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 20th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  In the coming days and weeks, President-elect Obama will be assembling his Cabinet.

• 6:00

  Worse than being biased Is not even realizing it

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 20th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  I would also like to put in my two cents along side Carl Goveia's criticism of the Cape Cod Times as far the political bias of your newspaper (Letters, Nov. 10).

• 6:00

  American-made autos more reliable than ever

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 20th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  After listening to the arguments about the merits of a government bailout of the U.S. auto industry, I have failed to hear anyone mention the progress made by the Big Three in building a much better car.

• 6:00

  Big Three prefer big over fuel efficient

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 20th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  People are clamoring for strings to be attached to any Detroit bailout, insisting that the Big Three should develop fuel-efficient vehicles. But they have long since done it.

• 6:00

  Lightship Service tradition preserved

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 20th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  The Coast Guard Heritage Museum at the Trayser in Barnstable passed a milestone on Oct. 18 in dedicating a wing of the 1856 U.S. Custom House and Post Office building to lightship sailors.

• 6:00

  Dispatch from inside the Lyme bunker

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 20th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Imagine feeling nauseated, dizzy, disoriented and distracted, with a raging headache, aching limbs and a ringing in your ears. You go to your doctor, who does a blood test, and gives you medication.

• November 19, 2008
• 6:15

  Retool Detroit

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:15am EST

  Have you seen the full-page ads in the big city newspapers?

• 6:15

  Assault weapons still banned in state

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:15am EST

  Your recent editorial, titled "International embarrassment" (Nov. 2), made some good points. However, there were some references that are not accurate.

• 6:15

  Putting more news online may be self-defeating

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:15am EST

  After reading the Nov.

• 6:15

  Gays in Massachusetts must not rest on laurels

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:15am EST

  Shame on those California voters who used lies and distortions to support Proposition 8, denying thousands of law-abiding, taxpaying citizens full participation in the rights accorded to others in our democracy.

• 6:15

  Marijuana vote ramps up smuggling and violence

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:15am EST

  It is incredible that the citizens of Massachusetts would vote to decriminalize possession of up to an ounce of marijuana.

• 6:15

  Gay activist's analogy to racism is offensive

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:15am EST

  Gay activist attorney Evan Wolfson is quoted in the Nov. 8 Times: "There's something deeply wrong with putting the rights of a minority up to a majority vote. If this were done to almost any other minority, people would see how un-American this is.

• 6:15

  Program does a good job dealing with street people

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:15am EST

  I have been following the local debate on the homeless with a great deal of interest, as homeless veterans make up 26 percent of the homeless population in this country.

• 6:15

  Advice on Big Oil ignores law of supply and demand

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:15am EST

  When oil prices tanked in the past few weeks, do we have Big Oil to thank? When oil prices soared in the preceding months, was Big Oil to blame?

• 6:00

  'Under a big mulberry tree'

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Was President-elect Barack Obama's meeting with Sen. John McCain a "post-partisan" moment? But hold on a sec.

• November 18, 2008
• 6:00

  Our own youth vote

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Enjoy your golden years. But know that among the Cape's movers and shakers, it's young people who are golden.

• 6:00

  Voters give overwhelming support to wind projects

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Residents in 11 South Shore towns recently organized a vote in support of Cape Wind after Rep. Delahunt's and Sen. Kennedy's vocal opposition to Cape Wind.

• 6:00

  No legislation can replace common sense on guns

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  I agree with your Nov. 2 editorial that the 8-year-old who killed himself while shooting a submachine gun should never have been allowed to handle the firearm.

• 6:00

  Whom will Democrats hate after George Bush is gone?

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Sen. Obama is calling for both parties to join together for the good of the country. I think this is a great idea.

• 6:00

  Newspaper was cheering for 'blue states' all along

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  With all the talk this past election about media bias, the Cape Cod Times has shown its true colors in Friday's Cheers & Jeers. A thumbs up to a "blue" Cape Cod. It's said the first step to redemption is admitting fault.

• 6:00

  Students need 21st-century skills

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  and CHRIS GABRIELI

• November 17, 2008
• 6:00

  Early voting

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 17th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  In the election just past, citizens in 32 states could vote at their convenience over a period of several days or even weeks prior to Nov. 4.

• 6:00

  South Dennis residents weary of bridge repair

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 17th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  South Dennis has had its fill of the lengthy bridgework for a year now to replace or repair one side of the bridge connecting to Route 134 in South Dennis.

• 6:00

  As school budgets go flat, Bourne has a sharp idea

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 17th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  I was mesmerized by your Nov. 10 article "Music to their ears," which reported how the Peebles Elementary School in Bourne begins each day by piping in a selection of classical music to each classroom.

• 6:00

  A check box on tax forms could aid veterans' health

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 17th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  It's time to let America step up to the plate and support our veterans with cutting-edge medical and mental health care and, for those who need it, a lifetime of quality care with dignity.

• 6:00

  Chapter 11 bankruptcy is a valid bailout alternative

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 17th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  As a retired New York City business bankruptcy attorney, I am dismayed by all this "bailout" talk being pumped out of Washington these days.

• 6:00

  Congress shares blame in meltdown

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 17th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  President Bush is no more responsible for the present economy than President Clinton was for surpluses during his administration. Presidents actually have very little power over the economy; Congress does as is called for in our Constitution.

• November 16, 2008
• 6:00

  Navy, whales can co-exist

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 16th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Despite the Supreme Court's ruling Wednesday that the nation's security outweighs the need to protect marine mammals from high-powered sonar during Navy training exercises, environmentalists say the fight is far from over.

• 6:00

  What most homeless need is help getting jobs

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 16th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  When I volunteered at the Duffy Health Clinic in Hyannis, I was struck by how many of the homeless just wanted a job.

• 6:00

  Blame service providers, not Cynthia Cole

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 16th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  The letter-writing campaign about the homeless has gone over the top.

• 6:00

  'Cheer' on Question 1 irresponsible, ridiculous

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 16th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Your Nov. 7 Cheers & Jeers opined that Question 1 was radical and irresponsible. This amplified an earlier editorial opinion that Question 1 was ridiculous.

• 6:00

  To best honor our vets, question war rationale

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 16th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Your editorial for Veterans Day and Max Money's guest editorial were right to urge us to listen to and honor our veterans. Actually, most of us do.

• 6:00

  New surgical center rules suggest hospital collusion

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 16th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Private surgical centers provide services cheaper than hospitals with cleaner surroundings. This has cut into hospital profits.

• 6:00

  Layoff a sad sign of the times

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 16th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  The Cape Cod Times underwent a painful, and all too familiar, transition last week when it laid off three full-time and three part-time employees.

• November 15, 2008
• 6:00

  Many safe havens for kids

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 15th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  What's wrong with Nebraska?

• 6:00

  Fighting marijuana vote ignores the realities

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 15th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  The majority has spoken to decriminalize cannabis (marijuana), and two statements in your Nov. 7 story "Marijuana not (quite) legal" exemplify the reasoning behind it.

• 6:00

  Obama should champion a new undersea colony

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 15th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Every generation looks for an inspiration, a challenge not necessarily arising out of some dire necessity.

• 6:00

  Will vote on Question 3 subject dogs to worse?

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 15th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  I joined a majority in this state in voting to outlaw dog racing and close the two tracks due to abuse and neglect reports. We saw the pictures of the dogs in those small crates and reports of abuse.

• November 14, 2008
• 6:00

  County supports regional network to end homelessness

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 14th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  The following was submitted by Barnstable County Commissioners Mary LeClair, Lance Lambros, William Doherty, Commissioners-Elect Sheila Lyons and Mary Pat Flynn, and Barnstable County Department of Human Services Director Elizabeth Albert:

• 6:00

  Cheers & Jeers

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 14th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Treasures that washed ashore this week;

• 6:00

  Brewster urged to support 2 articles for clean water

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 14th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Arguably the most important public resource in Brewster is our drinking water supply. We take it for granted that a turn of the faucet will produce an uninterrupted flow of clean water.

• 6:00

  Cape hospital fortunate to have Dr. Rizzo's talent

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 14th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  At a time when Cape Cod Hospital did not do open heart surgery, seven years ago, I had a three-way bypass performed by Dr. Robert Rizzo at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

• 6:00

  California marriage vote deflates election elation

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 14th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  My euphoria at the election of Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States was quickly dampened by the news of the passage of Question 8 in California.

• 6:00

  Cartoonist overlooked all the women who serve

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 14th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Shame on Dave Granlund for excluding any women veterans in his Veterans Day cartoon.

• 6:00

  All radio's talking heads bob to the same rhythm

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 14th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Talk radio had little if any effect on this presidential campaign.

• 6:00

  A chance to think without spin

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 14th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  We subscribed to LIFE magazine when I was a boy and once, back in the 1950s, I found a black-and-white picture taken in the South. It showed the body of a black man, lynched the night before, hanging from a tree in the park.

• November 13, 2008
• 14:35

  Change still eludes us in this state

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 13th, 2008, 2:35pm EST

  Who knew that Jeff Perry and Sarah Peake had so much in common?

• 6:00

  Consolidate our schools

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 13th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  In late October, the Nauset Regional School Committee and Lower Cape elementary school committees invited officials from Harwich, Chatham, Truro and Provincetown to consider further regionalization of school services.

• 6:00

  Detroit needs to become America's new moon

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 13th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Another bailout to reward our poor decisions: There have to be some restrictions with these bailouts, especially the automakers.

• 6:00

  Using cast-off superstore could end homeless circuit

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Opinion

  Posted: November 13th, 2008, 6:00am EST

  Homelessness in Hyannis is an issue that affects us all. Both parties pay dearly for the needs of those without shelter.