A screening at a Maine urgent care center is a reminder of how the coronavirus affects us all and how we should be thankful our medical professionals are at the top of their game, Sharon Wood writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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J.P. Devine: Would prayer during the coronavirus outbreak help?
As this evil floats around us, call the elderly, talk to God and ask what you can do for others, J.P. Devine writes.
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Amy Calder: The ‘new normal’: Working from home
Being confined to a home office has its challenges, but in the long run, it presents opportunities, Amy Calder writes.
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J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Ordinary Love’
In sickness and health, film a tale about grief.
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.