From the pandemic to clocks, and all the fun things in between, J.P. Devine is keeping up with the latest headlines after a long winter in slippers.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Amy Calder: Helping those in need
The Waterville Area Essentials Closet provides free necessities such as toothpaste and shampoo to those in need — items not typically given out at food pantries.
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Searching For Italy’
Each episode floats like a river of wine, pulling us in, enchanting us with small doses of history, introducing us to the locals, writes Devine.
Liz Soares: Vaccinated, but still searching for fear inoculum
Getting through this strange reality means we sometimes fear a return to normal yet also yearn for it, Liz Soares writes.
J.P. Devine: I’m cool with the rules
Keeping track of changes to coronavirus precautions can be mind-boggling, but don’t worry, J.P. Devine breaks it down so you can put this column up on your fridge.
Amy Calder: Vaccination day was like Christmas
It’s no exaggeration to say that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is a life-affirming experience, Amy Calder writes.
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Nomadland’
Chloe Zhao’s bleak story is beautifully filmed, full of brutal honesty and heart.
Dana Wilde: Thoreau and the lichens
Thoreau was among the original naturalists to think of the whole Earth, not just his own woods, as one ecologically integrated process of processes, writes Dana Wilde.