Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Freedom’s song
Reflecting on his pet, Ms. Kramer, prompts J.P. Devine to ponder the larger question of what it means to be a caged bird.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Embrace the blessings that birthdays bring
Besides generating presents, sweets and good company, birthdays mark the passage into another year of life, the best gift of all, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
‘The Godfather’ restored, polished
Railroad Square Cinema to feature the first in the area, 4K re-release of the classic mob film
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Dana Wilde: Lives of the stars
Pondering the “life cycle of stars,” Dana Wilde reflects on the process of shining, burning out and disappearing, while sometimes becoming a diamond.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Back from the dead
Dreaming of one more outing to the mall in South Portland, J.P. is whistling in the graveyard of memories.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Young Waterville-area swimmers head to nationals
The Waterville Area YMCA’s Mid-Maine Dolphins team will go to Florida next month to compete against others from across the country, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Dana Wilde: In Ukraine, the better angels of our nature
Recalling a family jam in Bulgaria, Dana Wilde ponders how Eastern European generosity of spirit is holding Ukrainians together now amid cold brutality.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
‘Infinite Storm’ a corrida in the snow
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288.2 feet, and the most topographically prominent mountain east of the Mississippi River. The mountain is notorious for its erratic weather, and the weather, this day, is soft and warm and sunny at its base. But like all mountains, it has a gorgeous […]