Keeping track of changes to coronavirus precautions can be mind-boggling, but don’t worry, J.P. Devine breaks it down so you can put this column up on your fridge.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Amy Calder: Vaccination day was like Christmas
It’s no exaggeration to say that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is a life-affirming experience, Amy Calder writes.
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Nomadland’
Chloe Zhao’s bleak story is beautifully filmed, full of brutal honesty and heart.
Dana Wilde: Thoreau and the lichens
Thoreau was among the original naturalists to think of the whole Earth, not just his own woods, as one ecologically integrated process of processes, writes Dana Wilde.
J.P. Devine: ‘The Thing’ and the ‘It’
Mulling where to get a lifesaving vaccine shot, J.P. Devine says everyone is asking him whether he got “the thing” yet.
Amy Calder: ‘Brother, can you spare a …?’
Back in the 1950s and ’60s you could buy a lot more for a dime than you can now, Amy Calder writes.
J.P. Devine Review: ‘The Flight Attendant’ Redux
TV series offers a dark candy box of frights, flights and fantasies.
Liz Soares: Smart solution to a phone crisis
When Liz Soares’ smartphone ran into trouble, the search for a fix took twists and turns as she tried to restore order.