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Amy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Amy Calder: The wisdom of embracing change

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

Resisting changes in technology can leave a person in the dust, Amy Calder writes.

Columns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Liz Soares: Braving new worlds of technology

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

I’m relieved that my trepidation about new technology is not necessarily due to my advanced age, writes Liz Soares.

Columns, J.P. Devine, Local & State

J.P. Devine: Seeking warmth in people, places

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020

Warmth doesn’t just come from oil and gas and wood, but also from people, from their food, their touch and smiles, J.P. Devine writes.

Amy Calder, Columns, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education

Amy Calder: Remembering my old primary school

by Amy Calder January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

Amy Calder reminisces about North Elementary School in Skowhegan which she attended from kindergarten through grade four and which is second in priority on the state’s list of schools to be replaced.

Columns, Dana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Dana Wilde: The dark side of winter

January 8, 2020January 9, 2020

I remember reading long ago of 18th century settlers fleeing Maine-ward to escape oppressions in Massachusetts and many of them bouncing back because of “extremely harsh winters,” writes Dana Wilde.

Amy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Amy Calder: Recalling a 1960s childhood

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020

It was another world, roaming the woods and fields with no cell phones, Amy Calder writes.

J.P. Devine, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

J.P. Devine: Don’t scare the nuns

January 5, 2020January 6, 2020

Ringing in the New Year during the blackout days of World War II didn’t stop people from making noise, including J.P. Devine’s brother-in-law, who sat locked and loaded opposite a convent.