Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Hello normal, where ya been?
Fully inoculated, J.P. Devine wonders what it will be like to live “normal” again, what’s changed, and whether he can slide down the pole at the firehouse.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: A little bit of trail magic
Those who walk the Winslow-Benton trail along the Kennebec River may discover hand-carved owls placed in strategic spots by their creator, Jerry Boutin of Winslow.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Hemingway’
You may at the end, want to cry a little. Burns takes away the sword, the cape, the masks and the tired legends, writes Devine.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Dana Wilde: Birds, music and culture
The music of birdsong speaks to important ‘soul-information’ that is mysterious and alluring, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Easy come, easy go
Never getting to see or touch the stimulus money, J.P. Devine thinks about what he has and what’s in the bank.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Why is the robin behaving like that?
It’s amazing what we can learn about birds if we just take the time to watch and listen, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Liz Soares: Ken Burns documentaries are a feast of storytelling complexity
Burns’ latest, “Hemingway,” is both biography and literary analysis, illustrating once again everything that is enthralling about the landmark documentary filmmaker, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’
Great jazz singer’s life torturously lived, difficult to watch.