J.P. Devine: One night in Waco

Columns

Published
January 19, 2020

J.P. Devine: One night in Waco

A pair of true war stories about two young Americans who served their countries in different ways on cold nights in Waco and Bastogne.
Published
January 17, 2020

Amy Calder: The wisdom of embracing change

Resisting changes in technology can leave a person in the dust, Amy Calder writes.
Published
January 15, 2020

Liz Soares: Braving new worlds of technology

I'm relieved that my trepidation about new technology is not necessarily due to my advanced age, writes Liz Soares.
Published
January 12, 2020

J.P. Devine: Seeking warmth in people, places

Warmth doesn’t just come from oil and gas and wood, but also from people, from their food, their touch and smiles, J.P. Devine writes.
Published
January 10, 2020

Amy Calder: Remembering my old primary school

Amy Calder reminisces about North Elementary School in Skowhegan which she attended from kindergarten through grade four and which is second in priority on the state's list of schools to be replaced.
Published
January 8, 2020

Dana Wilde: The dark side of winter

I remember reading long ago of 18th century settlers fleeing Maine-ward to escape oppressions in Massachusetts and many of them bouncing back because of “extremely harsh winters," writes Dana Wilde.
Published
January 6, 2020

Amy Calder: Recalling a 1960s childhood

It was another world, roaming the woods and fields with no cell phones, Amy Calder writes.
Published
January 5, 2020

J.P. Devine: Don’t scare the nuns

Ringing in the New Year during the blackout days of World War II didn't stop people from making noise, including J.P. Devine's brother-in-law, who sat locked and loaded opposite a convent.
Published
January 2, 2020

Liz Soares: A lifetime with ‘Little Women’

Now, more than ever, I relish the chance to immerse myself in the world of the March sisters, writes Liz Soares.
Published
December 29, 2019

J.P. Devine: Something happened that keeps my children coming home

Children grow up and leave home in a blink of an eye, but Christmas keeps them coming to visit every year, J.P. Devine writes.