Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Dana Wilde: Life in the time of COVID, and climate change
I don’t know what else to do except to keep pointing to facts from the real world, writes Dana Wilde.
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J.P. Devine: In COVID-19 time, DON’T TOUCH IT
As careful as a person might be during the coronavirus pandemic, getting caught without a mask or gloves can trigger a most disconcerting panic, J.P. Devine writes.
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Amy Calder: Hating is hard work
Hatred, fear and nastiness could be eliminated with a simple, universal vow to be kind to one another, Amy Calder writes.
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Dana Wilde: Within a budding grove of buttonbush
Buttonbush blossom is a natural miracle you can see performed every year, writes Dana Wilde.
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J.P. Devine: Whaddyagonnado with all this food?
After acquiring a plethora of Rice Krispies and cream-style corn, J.P. Devine ponders possible recipes and the mysterious absence of wedding soup.
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Amy Calder: ‘Parting is such sweet sorrow’
Amy Calder remembers the extraordinary life of thespian Emily Rowden Fournier, who perished in a whitewater rafting accident.
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Liz Soares: Safety over civility
I know my anger is really a reflection of my fear. Luckily, there are ways I can show love for my fellow humans, writes Liz Soares.
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J.P. Devine: What did you say?
Tracing his own family’s hearing difficulties, J.P. Devine is thinking about age-related problems and patching things up.