Americans probably need more practice in sharing, writes Liz Soares.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Amy Calder: Labor Day, a time to stop, rest, reflect
Amy Calder urges those who enjoy the benefits of work to also know when it’s time to stop.
J.P. Devine: After Labor Day, is it really all right to wear white?
J.P. researched this sartorial issue and found out some people look good in white whatever the season.
Dana Wilde: Save your own backyard
Climate change cannot be stopped now, but its effects can be mitigated, writes Dana Wilde.
JP Devine: You can’t go home again
According to NBC, St. Louis, Missouri, home town to JP, is the most dangerous city in the U.S.
Dana Wilde: An environmental reality check
Humans put 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into it every year, writes Dana Wilde.
Amy Calder: He dreams of walking on his own two feet
After years of working and being self-sufficient, Bob Madore, 58, of Waterville, is injured, immobile and feeling trapped, Amy Calder writes.
J.P. Devine: Where I’m writing from, Part 3
J.P. Devine is in his “cafe,” watching and listening so he can write the next column.
Liz Soares: The rise of loathsome machines
I am opposed to the self-checkout on philosophical, sociological and practical grounds, writes Liz Soares.
J.P. Devine: Then, it was August 9th, a dark night
JP Devine recalls how he and other celebrities were drinking at a bar restaurant on a patio overlooking the Strip when panic passed by, the night of the infamous Manson Murders.