This is probably the greatest, most sensitive and haunting picture of Almodovar’s career, J.P. Devine writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Dana Wilde: A memory of Thanksgiving in Hong Kong
This being Thanksgiving time, I’ve been thinking about my family, writes Dana Wilde.
Amy Calder: Much to be thankful for in Waterville’s South End
A Colorado couple were hired as pastors at a small church in Waterville’s South End where both they and the congregants say they were blessed with an extraordinary gift: each other.
in each other.
J.P. Devine: A list of thanks for this Thanksgiving
While darkness clouds this moment in history with children being held in detention, and racism and antisemitism stalking the streets, a free press, brave service men and women and fair keepers of the law are things to be thankful for, writes J.P. Devine.
Liz Soares: Down with the ‘new normal’
The news can be overwhelming, but if we give up, things are just going to get worse, writes Liz Soares.
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.
J.P. Devine: Making of a writer — stop, send
A belated Veterans Day column is more about becoming a writer, J.P. Devine writes.
Dana Wilde: Reality sets in
While the U.S. slashes its protection policies, our environment burns, writes Dana Wilde.
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.
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.