After the Nov. 8 election, people in despair should resolve to enter this day fully with sword and shield at the ready, J.P. Devine writes.

The Vatican’s recent guidance about cremation has posed big questions about death, J.P. Devine writes.

Donald Trump’s loose lips in the third debate cement this year, and maybe this century, as belonging to tough, no-nonsense power women, J.P. Devine writes.

Years spent with asparagus, broccoli, kale and chard have faded now that a voice from deep inside has emerged to demand sugar, salt and fat, J.P. Devine writes.

As Hillary Clinton edges closer toward becoming president, a lifetime of leading women prompts fond memories of learning valuable principles, J.P. Devine writes.

J.P. Devine immersed himself in dozens of books on the mystic world of astrology to analyze the signs and star-driven natures of Clinton and Trump. You’re welcome.

All of a sudden, a flock of unrecognizable new Facebook friends is stirring troubling questions, J.P. Devine writes.

The recent demolition of the former Waterville Elks Lodge and other planned changes downtown are a reminder that change can happen with stunning rapidity, JP Devine writes.

Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the Mexican border prompts J.P. Devine to act on “see something, say something.”

Soon after the 9/11 attacks, J.P. Devine remembers the image of a man and a woman holding hands and stepping off into the unknown.