Although Clifford Perkins works hard, he leaves when he gets stressed out and now sleeps in the woods at Head of Falls; but he does know the first thing he needs: insurance, writes Amy Calder.
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Amy Calder: The odd dynamics of an interview with Bill Cosby
While the comedian was talkative enough, he talked about what he wanted to talk about, whether it had any relation to what I was asking or not, writes Amy Calder.
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Amy Calder: Never too old for hopes and dreams
Sometimes prodding from a youthful colleague is just the ticket to writing a column — and coming up with a list to check off in the future.
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Amy Calder: Colby alumni help pay for homeless man’s cremation
Class of 1966 grad felt compelled to help the family of Vaughan Orchard as he continues to keep track of the city he feels he grew up in, writes Amy Calder.
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Amy Calder: Harold LaBrie is at home in Waterville
The 69-year-old was born and bred in the city and has been walking and biking here all his 69 years, writes Amy Calder.
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Amy Calder: It’s all about aging well in Waterville
Volunteers working on providing affordable housing, meeting health care needs, creating a social network and making people feel that they are part of the community invite you to join in the effort at REM, writes Amy Calder.
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Amy Calder: Spring cleaning can be liberating
All that time we use to clean out things we’ve accumulated can be put to better use the less we have, writes Amy Calder.
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Amy Calder: Happy birthday, Robert Frost
From childhood to now, the words of the bard of New England have described the world Amy Calder knows and infused it with meaning for her, she writes.
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Amy Calder: As time and technology march on, what are we leaving behind?
As technology changes how we do things and how we live our lives, does it make us any happier than those who choose to live without it, asks Amy Calder.
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Amy Calder: You don’t know the full story until after a person dies
When Vaughan Orchard’s schizophrenia took over his life, a family and a man were left behind, writes Amy Calder.