A belated Veterans Day column is more about becoming a writer, J.P. Devine writes.
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J.P. Devine: 13 minutes, a reminder of breast cancer’s toll
For all the strides made in treatment, some 40,000 American women still die from breast cancer every year, J.P. Devine writes.
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J.P. Devine: Our 58th anniversary waltz is about faith and hope
With the “big one” in sight, J.P. Devine reflects on anniversary gifts over the years and what they mean.
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J.P. Devine: Cristoforo, we hardly knew ye
Controversies over Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day are divisive and clumsy choices, J.P. Devine writes, so how about Amerigo Vespucci Day?
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Bingham aquaculture facility kept fish in cruel, unsanitary conditions, group says
The nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based Compassion Over Killing released its findings Monday of an undercover investigation of salmon hatchery Cooke Aquaculture.
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J.P. Devine: Darkness at noon, October on the move
The end of summer is usually brutal, but the change leaves us with the sweetest month of autumn, J.P. Devine writes.
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J.P. Devine: Lessons from the Good Book
Pondering the meaning of an apocalyptic figure and the end times, J.P. Devine looks ahead to an election sequel of cinematic proportions.
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Doug Harlow, 31-year veteran reporter at Morning Sentinel, dies from cancer
The Skowhegan-area journalist was remembered by colleagues and community members as a tough-minded reporter who closely covered the community and enjoyed life’s pleasures.
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Skowhegan business under fire for producing ‘Indians’ mascot apparel
A Facebook post by Maine Fire Equipment Co. promoting ‘Indian Outlaw’ T-shirts and hoodies to celebrate the start of high school football season is drawing criticism in the wake of local and state decisions to ban Native American imagery at public schools.
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Volunteers shore up lakefront at Travis Mills veterans retreat in Rome
Erosion-prevention measures at the Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat, including the installation of plants, gardens and trenches, were intended to keep the Long Pond lakefront pristine.