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Columns

Published
July 17, 2019

Liz Soares: It’s hard to understand people who don’t embrace diversity

I was raised to be proud of my heritage, and took an interest in the ancestry of my friends, writes Liz Soares.
Published
July 15, 2019

Amy Calder: Beware the browntail moth

After having suffered from the browntail moth rash on her summer vacation, Amy Calder advises people to avoid it like the plague.
Published
July 10, 2019

Dana Wilde: The moon one summer night

With the 50th anniversary of the landing next week, it seems like the future is all in the past, writes Dana Wilde.
Published
July 7, 2019

J.P. Devine: Include me out of hotel stay

Travel is a nightmare, and hotels are the monsters in those bad dreams, J.P. Devine writes.
Published
July 3, 2019

Liz Soares: Fourth of July meant for celebrating

But the holiday is also a good time to reflect on how fragile our freedoms are, writes Liz Soares.

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Published
July 1, 2019

Amy Calder: Reassessing our beliefs, as July 4 nears

Amy Calder asks those with hard-held views on immigration to consider from whence they came, as the U.S. is about to celebrate the anniversary of its independence from Britain.
Published
June 30, 2019

J.P. Devine: The tie’s the thing that’s telling about a candidate

J.P. Devine takes a gander at the neckwear of the current crop of male presidential candidates, but as yet finds no bolo ties.
Published
June 26, 2019

Dana Wilde: Cleanliness is next to spiderliness

A close look at how spiders defecate reveals how they go out of their way to keep their surroundings clean, Dana Wilde writes.
Published
June 24, 2019

Amy Calder: Grateful for the farmer

Central Maine farmers work hard and have little or no time off, but they live in paradise.
Published
June 23, 2019

J.P. Devine: Life is a drag

The recent confrontation in downtown Waterville over a drag queen story hour for children drew metaphorical spears and rattles, the latest in a fabulous tradition of performances, J.P. Devine writes.