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.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
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.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
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.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
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.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Nomadland’
Chloe Zhao’s bleak story is beautifully filmed, full of brutal honesty and heart.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
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.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Morning Sentinel
J.P. Devine: ‘The Thing’ and the ‘It’
Mulling where to get a lifesaving vaccine shot, J.P. Devine says everyone is asking him whether he got “the thing” yet.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: ‘Brother, can you spare a …?’
Back in the 1950s and ’60s you could buy a lot more for a dime than you can now, Amy Calder writes.