A belated Veterans Day column is more about becoming a writer, J.P. Devine writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
Liz Soares: There has to be a better way
The last thing medical statements should do is make people feel sick, writes Liz Soares.
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.
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.
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.
Amy Calder: Beware the ghosts and goblins
On Halloween, when little munchkins are trolling the streets, watch out, Amy Calder advises.
J.P. Devine: 13 minutes, a reminder of breast cancer’s toll
For all the strides made in treatment, some 40,000 American women still die from breast cancer every year, J.P. Devine writes.