I was an actor and stand up comic for 57 years, you know, and I’m really good at standing ‘backstage’ and taking a deep breath before going on to make you laugh, J.P. Devine writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: A passion for preserving family history in Winslow
Volunteers helped move 348 boxes of books and other items Wednesday from the Taconnet Falls Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society on Lithgow Street in Winslow to a temporary donated space at the former St. John Catholic School about a mile away.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: The women of my years
J.P. Devine recalls the women who entered his life and found a place to grow.
Posted inColumns, Erin Merrill
Hunt & Harvest: Game meat recipes to elevate your season
One of the best wild game chefs in Maine shares some easy recipes with columnist Erin Merrill.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: A starring role in the Horrible Hernia Horror Show
Every Halloween and Election Day, Liz Soares gets the heebie-jeebies from a burst of post-traumatic stress over a surgical complication.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: The end of days … or?
J.P. Devine is stocking up on supplies in case the clay beneath our feet starts to crack.
Posted inColumns, Ron Joseph
In the Field: Central Maine’s sandhill cranes will make your heart soar
As many wildlife species decline globally, Maine’s growing sandhill crane population is a wonderful anomaly, Ron Joseph writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: The Great Heat Pump Adventure, Part 2
Columnist Dana Wilde details a multi-year journey of figuring out how best to heat his home, from a ‘Frankenstein monster’ setup to mixed results with heat pump technology.