Discouraging facts from a new climate change report come even as some readers are environmentally undaunted, Dana Wilde writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
On the Edge: An Irish family tradition
Recalling his Irish roots, J.P. Devine reflects on the melting pot of his own family experience.
On the Edge: A family tradition
Recalling his Irish roots, J.P. Devine reflects on the melting pot of his own family experience.
Reporting Aside: Rather than investing in ‘stuff,’ Waterville woman says, invest in others
Brenda Whitney gets joy from helping others, without looking for thank-yous, Amy Calder writes.
‘The Quiet Girl’ is pure Irish from top to bottom
As the grandson of Irish immigrants to America, I have always been drawn, even for a few moments, to any tale of Irish gloom, which is almost always the basement where such films begin. Most Irish films, like “Waking Ned Devine” are darlin’ comedies, and others like 2015’s “Brooklyn” starring Saoirse Ronan are laced with […]
Thinking Things Through: Basic context often missing from Facebook posts
Scrolling through her Facebook feed, Liz Soares often yearns for friends to provide more information about the photos they’re posting.
On the Edge: What a drag
A history lesson on the term “drag” brings us back to men appearing in women’s clothing in Shakespeare’s plays, J.P. Devine writes.
Reporting Aside: Finding calm, and a good conversation, around a spinning wheel
Students in a beginning clay class at the Ticonic Gallery + Studio in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville say creating with their hands is therapeutic and satisfying, Amy Calder writes.