Inspired by recent news about Sen. Cruz and the family dog, J.P. Devine recalls a warm story during the ice storm of 1998 involving his two dogs, Polo, an aging sheepdog, and Louie Louie, a miniature schnauzer.
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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Amy Calder: Seeking answers to her daughter’s last days from 3,000 miles away
Judy Schwartz of California was notified by police in January that her daughter, who had been missing for a year, was found dead in Waterville, Maine, sending Schwartz on a mission to find out everything she could about her daughter’s last year of life.
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J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘The Rolling Stones Olé Olé Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America’
We revisit The 2016 10-city tour with the Rolling Stones — breaking ground as the first-ever rock band to play in Cuba since Fidel lost his khakis — being displayed in full color on Netflix, J.P. Devine writes.
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Dana Wilde: Along came a spider
By now it’s more or less accepted medical wisdom that pets provide emotional nourishment for humans, writes Dana Wilde.
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J.P. Devine: The end of the world
J.P. Devine recalls the T.S. Eliot poem “The Hollow Men” as he dreams about the end being near.
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Amy Calder: Celebrating national pet day during the pandemic
The world would be a sadder and lonelier place without our pets, and celebrating National Love Your Pet Day on Saturday gives us a chance to honor and pamper them, Amy Calder writes.
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J.P. Devine Review: ‘The West Wing’ Redux
Best piece of entertainment on television, with no exceptions.
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Liz Soares: The value of staying informed
Ignorance, coupled with a reliance on misinformation, also leaves us open to manipulation, writes Liz Soares.
