The news can be overwhelming, but if we give up, things are just going to get worse, writes Liz Soares.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: The holiday table is best with home-grown food
There’s nothing like being able to serve home-grown vegetables at Thanksgiving, Amy Calder writes.
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J.P. Devine: Making of a writer — stop, send
A belated Veterans Day column is more about becoming a writer, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: Reality sets in
While the U.S. slashes its protection policies, our environment burns, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: At 96, U.S. Navy veteran Clara Gilbert reflects
Gilbert, of Skowhegan, served in the Bureau of Navy Personnel in Arlington, Virginia, from 1943 to 1945.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Morning Sentinel
J.P. Devine: Of poetry and pots
The Waterville writer wonders if his words have forked enough lightning among readers and resolves to not go gentle into the good night.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: There has to be a better way
The last thing medical statements should do is make people feel sick, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Music and musical theater: Balm to the soul
There’s nothing like the thrill of waiting for the curtain to rise on a good musical, or hearing the first notes of a live symphony orchestra, and both are available right in Waterville, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: The fire next time
As California burns and danger spreads, J.P. Devine reflects on his own links to the dream destination for the very young.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: The ghosts of October
Right at the end of October, when the woods and fields look this bare and lifeless, the ancient Celts saw the end of the year, writes Dana Wilde.