If your image of a reporter is taken from the movies, then you might take a look at who’s holding the line today for a free press and all that means, J.P. Devine writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Trouble in Paradise’
The 1932 light comedy requires us to loosen up and listen, because the dialogue is fast and furious, full of clipped questions and slap-in-the-face answers, writes J.P. Devine.
Augusta’s Red Barn flap shows facts matter
We apparently live in a country heavily populated with people who have no critical thinking skills whatsoever, writes Liz Soares.
J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Double Indemnity’
Though ‘Double’ didn’t win an Oscar in 1945, its the film people talk about when they talk about noir, J.P. Devine writes.
J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Something Wild’
This is a suspense sandwich with ingredients labeled FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, J.P. Devine writes.
Senior Gathering beats loneliness
Seniors find friends at events held by UMaine Cooperative Extension in Skowhegan, Canaan, Smithfield and Madison, Amy Calder writes.
‘It’s a great thing to do,’ says China Lake loon counter
Norval and Karen Garnett and their grandson, Calder Amoroso, 2, take part in Maine Audubon’s annual Loon Count.
Friday: best day of the week
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday? Just guys standing on a corner waiting for the fun guy, and his name was Friday, writes J.P. Devine.
Summer’s unsung outlaws
Whether deer flies whirl around like devils or devils whirl around like deer flies, I don’t know, writes Dana Wilde.
The meaning of summer through the ages
Summer no longer brings a swell of expectation or independence — but it offers an escape, Emily Higginbotham writes.