J.P. Devine says he’s been struggling with his role as court jester amid recent events, but he’ll persist until the meteor hits.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Amy Calder: A letter of apology
Youth should not have to be experiencing the ills we have created, including allowing a pandemic to get out of control, restricting how they live their lives, Amy Calder writes.
J.P. Devine TV Series Review: ‘Mr. Mayor’
Danson can take the weakest material handed him, and this, sadly is one of them, and still rake in the love and ratings, J.P. Devine writes.
Dana Wilde: The death of the great auks
We like to think we’ve come a long way in conservation. Which we have, sort of, writes Dana Wilde, but the Earth is right now undergoing its sixth mass extinction event.
J.P. Devine: The end is near?
A cold wind is blowing and Starbucks is closed, J.P. Devine writes.
Amy Calder: Reveling in winter snow and ice
Memories of winter activities in the ’60s and ’70s will serve to bring smiles, well into old age, Amy Calder writes.
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Like the iconic “Friends,” each member of the cast blends with one another like ingredients in a perfect soup that keeps entertaining a new generation of fans, J.P. Devine writes.
Liz Soares: Silver linings of power outages
When the electricity goes out, it gives an opportunity to reflect on the simple things, writes Liz Soares.