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Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Spiders weaving durable webs
A whole other world of construction is glinting in the late summer woods, Dana Wilde writes.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Requiem for 2 strangers
The lasting image of a man and woman holding hands as they stepped off into space as the World Trade Center collapsed around them is a reminder of what we lost on 9/11 and our capacity to be dreamers, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: For three Waterville women, it’s time to face the music
Rebecca Green, Sue Barre and Teresa McKinney are launching a pilot program to gauge interest in whether people want a music school serving the greater Waterville area, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘For the People’ has best ‘action’ writing since ‘West Wing’
It debuted on March 13, 2018, at 10 p.m. on ABC. So why should we go back that far to dig in on what some are calling Shonda Rhimes’ “Grey’s Anatomy” in a courtroom? First of all, it moves faster, has better deeper characters and is written by Paul William Davies, who gives it the […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Lessons from a pear tree
Liz Soares ruminates on an old pear tree in the backyard and what it means to be grateful.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Blue-collar Hollywood
Ordinary folks, but specialists in the industry, are out there on the streets risking their necks to put paychecks in their pockets, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Eviction notice means uncertain future for Waterville man
Kevin Horton, 64, who is physically and intellectually disabled, has lived in his apartment 25 years and has always paid his rent on time, but he got a notice 30 days ago that he has to leave, Amy Calder writes.