While Thurston and Bitsy are very different animals and quarrel sometimes, when push comes to shove, they have each other’s back, Amy Calder writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
J.P. Devine: The curse of cursive
In the age of laptops and iPhones, memories of cursive handwriting recall a lost art that was once a pretty big deal, J.P. Devine writes.
Liz Soares: The problem with censorship is that it knows no bounds
While freedom isn’t always comfortable, it’s always worth protecting, writes Liz Soares.
Amy Calder: Baby showers, like time machines, take you back
A baby shower with a handful of guests, good food, entertainment and just the right number of gifts can transport you back to a time when you were seeing the experience for the first time, writes Amy Calder.
JP Devine: Let’s party down with the State of the Union
Unfortunately, this year’s State of the Union address was uninspiring, writes J.P. Devine, and the next two don’t look appetizing unless some changes are made.
Dana Wilde: Tracks in winter
There are echoes of a whole other world inside the woods, writes Dana Wilde.
Amy Calder: A heart for helping others
David Scribner, 67, of Fairfield, had a heart transplant in 2012, walks nearly daily from Fairfield to Waterville and volunteers at least three days a week at the clothes closet on Newhall Street in Fairfield.
J.P. Devine: Welcome home to my coffee shop
At the Waterville Starbucks, the mood is struck by the baristas, one of helpfulness and service, but also of warmth and tolerance, a combination that may well reflect the sentiment on the sign at the border: Welcome Home.
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Shoplifters’
An amazing Sakura Ando steals every scene she’s in, J.P. Devine writes.
Liz Soares: Picture books meant to be shared experience
Students respond to the stories she reads in ‘interesting and surprising ways,’ writes Liz Soares.