The recent threats to the U.S. Postal Service have cut deep and personal for J.P. Devine.
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Dana Wilde: Late summer reflections on hawkweed
Hawkweed are the faces of small summer children, a joy that is so unbelievable and reflective of nature itself, Dana Wilde writes.
Waterville’s Temple Academy clashes in court with former parent over a decade of protesting
Tim White testified in court Tuesday that his First Amendment rights of free speech were at stake, while the private Christian school contended that White’s actions were harassment.
J.P. Devine: Let me count the ways
An ode by J.P. Devine to the dear mask, on how we love and die in our times.
J.P. Devine: We gotta get outta here
Thinking of all the places he’s been, and how badly he wanted to leave, J.P. Devine muses on the only other destination available right now.
J.P. Devine: The music of summer
Sports, especially baseball, is the music of the season; love songs from the bleachers, J.P. Devine writes.
J.P. Devine: Remembering Olivia
A chance meeting at night with famed actress Olivia Mary De Havilland inside a bookstore remains a powerful memory for J.P. Devine.
Freedom to protest takes center stage in decade-long dispute between Waterville Christian school, parent of former student
Temple Academy in Waterville is seeking a new protection from harassment order from the district court against Tim White, who has been protesting outside the school for 10 years after his son was expelled.
J.P. Devine: Whaddyagonnado with all this food?
After acquiring a plethora of Rice Krispies and cream-style corn, J.P. Devine ponders possible recipes and the mysterious absence of wedding soup.
J.P. Devine: What did you say?
Tracing his own family’s hearing difficulties, J.P. Devine is thinking about age-related problems and patching things up.