It all begins as many great action thrillers do, with a disaster. This one takes place at a major mining site in northern Manitoba, Canada, when a methane explosion traps 25 men in a closet-size area with 30 hours of spare oxygen left. Special equipment is needed to open a hole and get air in […]
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Dana Wilde: 70 degrees before 8 in the morning
Global warming is directly attributable to the fumes and exhaust that we pump into the Earth’s atmosphere, and the heat that is trapped in the process is disrupting the climate, writes Dana Wilde.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: They got done
Checking in on some friends and local businesses, J.P. Devine ponders that Maine code phrase signifying the many ways in which someone is no longer around.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Amy Calder: This July 4 holds extra meaning
As we share food and friendship this holiday weekend, we will be extra aware of our newfound freedom after a year of isolation, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
‘The 12th Man’ will keep your attention then haunt your dreams, forever
You think you’ve had it rough? You’ve got 16 masks, suffered a headache and soreness from your shots? You’re a sissy. You’re about to view a story about a real hero. His name was Jan Sigurd Baalsrud, a bookish man, a map maker and adventurer, who traveled throughout the world in the 1930’s. Jan was […]
Posted inColumns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Liz Soares: A need-to-wear basis
Mask wearing is no longer a must, writes Liz Soares, but something to do when the situation calls for it.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
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.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
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.