A University of Maine professor explains the factors contributing to an abundance of eastern white pine cones that grew on trees last fall and dropped to the ground over the past few months.
Scott Monroe
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Ms. Kramer and me
Recalling that he has been “one” with birds ever since childhood, J.P. Devine ponders how eventually every bird flies away.
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Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: We need a handbook to navigate health care
Recent battles over prescriptions have led to eye-opening frustrations with the American medical system, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: One dish, one fork and She
After Katherine Joly Devine passes, J.P. Devine is showing her how to follow the evening star home to him.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: An apparition of waxwings
Bohemian waxwings recently moved in on Dana’s Wilde’s space-time, representing a spirit of a moment.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Out of the past
As his wife receives care in the hospital, J.P. Devine ponders how Kay saw a bright light long ago that now shines down upon present day circumstances.
Posted inColumns, Ron Joseph
In the Field: Ode to the peavey
Named after a Maine inventor, the 5-foot wooden lever tool revolutionized logging in North America and has forged a reputation that has stood the test of time, Ron Joseph writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Confronting the possibility of cancer
Even as Princess Kate recently announced she was undergoing cancer treatment, Liz Soares recounts her own ordeal testing for thyroid cancer.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: What’s a typewriter?
J.P. Devine writes a love letter to what Tom Hanks called ‘brilliant combinations of art and engineering.’
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Being part Irish
J.P. Devine ponders his Irish ancestry and the fierce proudness that comes with it.