Commonly known as a house pseudoscorpion, aka Chelifer cancroides, these tiny creatures are sometimes known as book scorpions or false scorpions because they’re arachnids, Dana Wilde writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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J.P. Devine: Mr. Isgro goes to Washington
Shocked at the paltry prices for breakfast, lunch and dinner, J.P. Devine suggests the next time the city’s mayor should “GO before you go” when visiting the nation’s capital.
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Amy Calder: Valentine’s Day, 1960s style
Attending a school Valentine’s Day party 50-plus years ago meant creating a fancy box at home and bringing it to class to be placed on display in a contest for most the most beautiful box judged by the teacher, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘1917’
The entire cast, British to a man (and one woman) are without fault, J.P. Devine writes.
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Liz Soares: My mother’s faith
A recently discovered declaration shined a light on my mother’s faith and made me revisit her day-to-day beliefs, writes Liz Soares.
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J.P. Devine: 2020, a chair odyssey
The sleek, gray, maybe mauve stairlift chair has arrived in the Devine household, signaling a journey into the capricious and unknown future.
Posted inAmy Calder, Arts & Entertainment, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: If MOMA doesn’t want it, we’ll take it
“Christina’s World,” the Andrew Wyeth painting the Museum of Modern Art in New York City placed in storage, ought to be in Maine, Amy Calder writes.
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Dana Wilde: Trees in winter sleep deeply, but life is stirring
Trees seem to have a disposition in their bones, as it were, to cooperate with winter, writes Dana Wilde.
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J.P. Devine: Just the way you are
Change is inevitable and may cause you to see things and people in a different light, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Business, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Grocery shopping online reaps perks
Ordering groceries online through Hannaford To Go was a seamless process and convenient, Amy Calder writes.