Is there a Santa’s lap for widowers to sit on and whisper in his ear, “I want my wife back?” J.P. Devine asks.
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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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On the Edge: Guacamole, por favor
As a boy from St. Louis, I had never tasted an avocado.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Embracing the holiday season
Remember to slow down and embrace the holidays, as they are fleeting, Amy Calder writes.
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In the Field: My high school served moose meat
In 1965, four schoolboy hunters helped transform a tragedy into a food bonanza for their fellow students.
Posted inJ.P. Devine
On the Edge: The last doctor
I was at the time, a strapping figure of a semi middle-aged fellow, a retired actor/writer who, at the behest of She, came here to grow old. And now we’re talking about doctors?
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Front & Main chef leaves Waterville with a gift
The executive chef at a Waterville restaurant who is moving out of state wanted to leave a “parting gift” — one that was key to his own survival while growing up, Amy Calder writes.
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On the Edge: May you live in interesting times
In this week’s column, J.P. Devine reminisces about his times as a 21-year-old in Japan.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Fruitful Thanksgivings of the past
In the 1960s, we enjoyed family Thanksgivings that nourished body, mind and soul, Amy Calder writes.