Three central Maine women who met at the gym may have retired, but they never stopped working or enjoying each other’s company as they made a clean getaway from their previous lives, writes Amy Calder.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Sewer pipes have souls?
You can never be too sure about those ‘inanimate’ objects in the basement that you need in order to live well on the upper floors, writes J.P. Devine.
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Dana Wilde: Spider world records show a web of diversity
From Maine to the world over, spiders run the gamut in all kinds of backyards, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Local & State
Emily Higginbotham: Searching for ancestry answers to nagging questions
The results of a genetic ancestry test online may shed some light on ethnic origins, but there are bigger questions no test can answer, Emily Higginbotham writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Amy Calder: Jimmy Dutton’s Waterville odyssey
Dutton has been in prison, he’s been homeless and he’s lived in the shelter; but now he’s making his way back to stability because he gets help from people who care, one day at a time, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
JP Devine: What was that? An earthquake?
It’s enough to upset a breakfast of Cap’n Crunch, or a deep sleep, or a call to duty — but in Maine? J.P. Devine asks.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: Libraries on front lines of weather crisis
As climate change affects us more and more, it’s important to discuss the roles we play in responding to the consequences, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State
Amy Calder: Isn’t it time to have a woman as president?
While Oprah has had people talking, Republicans and Democrats in Maine have been grooming women to run for office, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: H2N3 and the usual suspects
It’s everywhere, and all it takes is a touch of a hand from a smiling clerk or a sweet innocent to catch — yes, that’s right — the flu, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: Changes in the Maine woods?
Observations of black flies, deer ticks and dragonflies as well as research have led a state entomologist to call for an insect inventory, Dana Wilde writes.