I always speak to you, my compassionate readers, from my heart. So, I want to tell you that this is the hardest time I’ve had writing a column in the 27 years I’ve been a Cape Cod Times columnist. I ...

The upcoming week marks this column’s 18th anniversary. I almost can’t believe it. It feels like far longer. It almost feels like I’ve been writing it since … “forever ago.” From church signs to chalk ...

In what might have been 1979, I was invited to a nearby elementary school to talk to students about writing. The children were led into the school gym, where they sat cross-legged on the floor while ...

Today, I'm handing over the reins of my newspaper column to a fascinating and innovative AI language model called ChatGPT. As a writer, I've always been intrigued by the advancements in technology and ...

Manuel A. Yepes ’24, a Crimson Editorial Editor, is a Social Studies concentrator in Cabot House. His column, ‘The Postgraduate Way of Life,” runs on triweekly Thursdays. When I was a junior in high ...

Dear Readers: After 21 years writing the “Ask Amy” column, I’m announcing that I’m leaving this space. My final column will run at the end of June. I’m healthy, happy, and 64 years old. This is a ...

In the mid-90s, Ron Howard directed a gritty movie about the inner workings of a daily newspaper. “The Paper” included a memorable rant from the newspaper’s executive editor, played by the actor ...

Walter Suza of Ames, Iowa, writes frequently on the intersections of spirituality, anti-racism and social justice. It is my dream column. I would have written to say that inside humans’ earliest ...

2025 now has only one week left. The first article of this column was published on January 8 of this year, marking exactly one year since its debut. Looking back, my time this year has been divided ...

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