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Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: A search for beans amid the pandemic
There is value in trying to maintain routines in the midst of crisis, writes Liz Soares.
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Digital-only Mondays are here to stay
It’ll take some time for J.P. Devine to adjust to the e-paper, but he’s accepted it to keep a sailor on deck to keep the ship afloat.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: The perks of having younger peers
There’s a beneficial give-and-take when young and old reporters work together, columnist Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Dana Wilde: Bird numbers declining throughout North America
Since 1970, North America’s bird population has decreased by about 30%, with nearly 3 billion birds that used to be in the woods, grasslands and shore now gone, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
J.P. Devine: Someone coughed, and other stories
As the coronavirus spreads, we’ve entered the “new normal” where all coughs, even from someone choking on a chicken bone, are reasons to flee the area, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Parkinson’s doesn’t stop Winslow man from pressing forward
Gerald Saint Amand, 76, of Winslow, is pushing forward with a positive attitude as the disease progresses and while he can’t do all the things he used to do, he tries to remain active and involved.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
The film is a slow but ultimately satisfying burn, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Liz Soares: No way to prepare for my dog’s death
I’m counting my blessings for the time I did get to spend with Quinn, before he passed away at age 14, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Politics and classroom antics at a Weekend in Vegas
Brushing aside writing only humorous pieces about things locally, J.P. Devine says he won’t stop trying to be a big city conversationalist.