Usually such beautiful days are an escape from political ugliness, Dana Wildes writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
On the Edge: Cat and dog tales
J.P. Devine ponders the weird drama unfolding this election season and wonders if the stories will someday be put to film.
Missed it? Rewatch Maine Voices Live Waterville: A conversation about women in hunting and wildlife conservation
This conversation will take place on Tuesday, November 12 at 7 p.m. at Greene Block + Studios in Waterville.
Reporting Aside: A slice of police life
Local police officers and dispatchers help save lives nearly every day, though that work often runs largely under the radar, Amy Calder writes.
Thinking Things Through: Reflecting on dorm room decor
The connections to home and family are what see students through the rough patches, not designer linens, Liz Soares writes.
On the Edge: Father Jerry?
J.P. Devine ponders how he always looked handsome in black, with a white collar.
Reporting Aside: The solace of a back porch
We all need a place to rest, contemplate and block out the worries of the world, Amy Calder writes.
Hunt & Harvest: A love of Maine’s outdoors
In her inaugural column, Erin Merrill recounts how she got into hunting and her advocacy of promoting women and others getting involved.