Columnist Dana Wilde details a multi-year journey of figuring out how best to heat his home, from a ‘Frankenstein monster’ setup to mixed results with heat pump technology.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
On the Edge: Don’t fall
J.P. Devine is watching his steps these days, reminding him of President Joe’s careful walks.
Reporting Aside: How will central Mainers vote?
A quick polling of Waterville area residents about who they plan to vote for for president garnered an eclectic set of answers, Amy Calder writes.
Backyard Naturalist: Adventures in staying warm
Dana Wilde says it can be a struggle to heat a home efficiently in Maine — if one is being mindful of carbon emissions.
On the Edge: Waiting for November
J.P. Devine ponders the storms brewing this month in Florida and at the ballot box.
Reporting Aside: The season of change
The onset of autumn brings opportunity to enjoy the sounds and scents of seasonal change, and to exercise our right to vote in what may be the most consequential presidential election of our lifetimes, Amy Calder writes.
Thinking Things Through: Life is good after Lyme disease treatment
In one second, a creature the size of a poppy seed could have changed my life, Liz Soares writes.
On the Edge: The great debate
J.P. Devine reflects on what appeared to be two college guys from different fraternity houses going at each other before the big game.