Three gold-plated icons Pacino, Walken and Arkin deliver the good, J.P. Devine writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Dana Wilde: The blue wanderers of the woods
Blue jays are tricksters who know what they’re doing, and also what they’re talking about, writes Dana Wilde.
J.P. Devine: What do we do about George?
Diving into George Washington’s history, J.P. Devine muses about scrubbing the first president from the public domain and the costs of doing so.
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Amy Calder: Books provide a haven in the midst of the pandemic
Armed with life experience, rereading classic literature 50 years later brings a much different perspective, Amy Calder writes.
Liz Soares: Navigating social etiquette during a pandemic
Daily interactions given little thought pre-coronavirus have created new challenges in today’s times, writes Liz Soares.
J.P. Devine: POTUS and the Post Office blues
The recent threats to the U.S. Postal Service have cut deep and personal for J.P. Devine.
Amy Calder: Restoration of Medal of Honor recipient’s gravestone a job well done
With help from volunteers, Joe Ferrannini helped preserve not only the gravestone of Civil War veteran Frank W. Haskell, who was awarded the Medal of Honor, but also several of his family members’ stones Sunday in Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville.