J.P. Devine is in his “cafe,” watching and listening so he can write the next column.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Liz Soares: The rise of loathsome machines
I am opposed to the self-checkout on philosophical, sociological and practical grounds, writes Liz Soares.
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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.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: A summer flower sermon
This summer has had an inexplicable phenomenon of early and late summer colliding, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel, Op-Eds
Amy Calder: Dealing with a lot of hot air
Amy Calder reflects on days when air conditioning was scarce and kids in school just suffered in the heat.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: August 1945, for three sisters the waiting is over
J.P. remembers waiting for Japan to surrender in 1945.
Posted inColumns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: When we are Vacationland
There used to be a more intense animosity toward the summer folk, in the days when more Mainers were in the ‘have-not’ category, writes Liz Soares.
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J.P. Devine: A tale of ‘The Assisters,’ part one
J.P. Devine did some research into places called “assisted living” homes.
Posted inDana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Dana Wilde: A spotted salamander
As humans tear up woods for development, salamanders and most amphibians are suffering severely from habitat loss and fragmentation, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State
Amy Calder: Saying two goodbyes, back-to-back
Amy Calder muses about an imminent trip to Vermont, where she will attend two celebrations of life.