Liz Soares: Down with the ‘new normal’

Columns

Published
November 20, 2019

Liz Soares: Down with the ‘new normal’

The news can be overwhelming, but if we give up, things are just going to get worse, writes Liz Soares.
Published
November 18, 2019

Amy Calder: The holiday table is best with home-grown food

There's nothing like being able to serve home-grown vegetables at Thanksgiving, Amy Calder writes.
Published
November 17, 2019

J.P. Devine: Making of a writer — stop, send

A belated Veterans Day column is more about becoming a writer, J.P. Devine writes.
Published
November 14, 2019

Dana Wilde: Reality sets in

While the U.S. slashes its protection policies, our environment burns, writes Dana Wilde.
Published
November 10, 2019

Amy Calder: At 96, U.S. Navy veteran Clara Gilbert reflects

Gilbert, of Skowhegan, served in the Bureau of Navy Personnel in Arlington, Virginia, from 1943 to 1945.
Published
November 10, 2019

J.P. Devine: Of poetry and pots

The Waterville writer wonders if his words have forked enough lightning among readers and resolves to not go gentle into the good night.
Published
November 6, 2019

Liz Soares: There has to be a better way

The last thing medical statements should do is make people feel sick, writes Liz Soares.
Published
November 4, 2019

Music and musical theater: Balm to the soul

There's nothing like the thrill of waiting for the curtain to rise on a good musical, or hearing the first notes of a live symphony orchestra, and both are available right in Waterville, Amy Calder writes.
Published
October 30, 2019

J.P. Devine: The fire next time

As California burns and danger spreads, J.P. Devine reflects on his own links to the dream destination for the very young.
Published
October 30, 2019

Dana Wilde: The ghosts of October

Right at the end of October, when the woods and fields look this bare and lifeless, the ancient Celts saw the end of the year, writes Dana Wilde.