Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
J.P. Devine: Bite of the browntail
Humor, and horror, await those this summer who pass by the Rugosa rose bush, J.P. Devine writes.
Amy Calder: Nature and her nasty tricks
We’ve got ticks, coronavirus, browntail moths and now, a weird substance on Maine beaches that cause our feet to turn black, Amy Calder writes.
Historical thriller ‘Atlantic Crossing’ becomes historical soap opera
“Atlantic Crossing” begins by playing on all the black keys, as Adolf Hitler starts his moves. It opens in Norway back when it was a kingdom, and had a King Haakon VII (Søren Pilmark). We meet the son Prince Olav (Tobias Santelmann) and his wife the Princess Märtha, (Sofia Helin) all going about the business […]
Dana Wilde: Red-winged blackbirds and the phenomena of beauty
The experience of beauty is not hypothetical and can be observed in nature, Dana Wilde writes.
J.P. Devine: Sit, Fauci, sit!
Naming kids and dogs has always been a fun pastime, but J.P. Devine wonders about the names coming during the pandemic.
Amy Calder: Bossov Ballet Theatre a treasure
If ever there were a more deserving recipient of a new performing arts center, it is the Bossov Ballet Theatre at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Amy Calder writes.
‘The Kominsky Method’ has perfect chemistry, perfect casting
Dramedy a ‘buddy’ story with perfect chemistry, perfect casting.
Liz Soares: A trip down digital photo memory lane
Thought there is space to store them, writes Liz Soares, I think I should continue to weed through my photographic memories and keep only the best ones.