Mask wearing is no longer a must, writes Liz Soares, but something to do when the situation calls for it.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
J.P. Devine: The broom room
Once a shadowy crime scene with the odor of a morgue and dust balls in the corners, the broom room has been transformed into an enhanced space that J.P. Devine is proud to call his own handiwork.
Amy Calder: When a pet is injured
When our pets become injured or sick, we feel as bad as if they are human, Amy Calder writes.
‘Seinfeld’ jokes hold up today as if written yesterday
In 1989, this foursome came along and brought a whole new book of street idioms with them.
Dana Wilde: What kind of grass is that?
Ignorance about grasses is startling, writes Dana Wilde, given the fact that we live on them.
J.P. Devine: Oh, yeah, him
Separating the stereotypes from the serious this Father’s Day, J.P. Devine wonders what to make of the celebration.
Amy Calder: Every day was father’s day
Her father taught her many things, but one of the most important was how to plant, tend and harvest a vegetable garden, Amy Calder writes.
Liz Soares: The long way to Malaga Island
Almost 2 years in the making, the journey to the site of one of the worst chapters in Maine’s history took a winding path around the coronavirus pandemic, Liz Soares writes.