As we enter our second pandemic holiday season, Liz Soares contemplates all we’ve been through and what may lie ahead.
Scott Monroe
Posted inMaine
Photos: Salvation Army sharing hope, meeting needs one toy at a time
The red kettles of The Salvation Army have been ringing in the Christmas season for decades, and this year officials say they have collected gifts for about 400 kids from around 300 families throughout the Augusta and Waterville areas.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: It’s up
The easiest tree job ever has J.P. Devine thinking of cherished ornaments instead of panicking.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Kennebec Journal
Dana Wilde: No, lemmings don’t commit mass suicide
The cultural cliché that lemmings display oblivious mass self-destructive behavior is rooted in a lie of the rodent species, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Now go get your shots and your milkshake
There was one bright light recently amid the bad COVID-19 news, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Liz Soares: A glimmer of happiness
Unexpected ordeal while in the hospital offers lessons outside of ordinary existence, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Starbucks is closed — what?
When the local Starbucks starting locking its doors early because of short-staffing, the response from some patrons was as if the Vatican had canceled Christmas, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Dana Wilde: Life finds a way
Pondering the meaning of “invasive” species, Dana Wilde reflects on the surprising ways in which nonnative plants and animals are popping up in our environment.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
COVID-19 vaccination clinic offering free milkshakes at Waterville McDonald’s draws large crowd
The free pop-up clinic was coordinated by the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention with the restaurant’s owner, Mike Ortins.