A close look at how spiders defecate reveals how they go out of their way to keep their surroundings clean, Dana Wilde writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Grateful for the farmer
Central Maine farmers work hard and have little or no time off, but they live in paradise.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
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.
Posted inColumns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: Down the rabbit hole with President Trump
I still yearn for a president who speaks and writes eloquently, but the president’s liabilities go far beyond his incoherence, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: Down the rabbit hole with President Trump
I still yearn for a president who speaks and writes eloquently, but the president’s liabilities go far beyond his incoherence, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Pausing to smell the roses
As summer nears, we are reminded that it’s later than we think, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
J.P. Devine: Home is the sailor
A tribute to the old man, the officer of the day, ‘your father,’ Pop.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: The great escape to summer
From blossoms to insects and birds, we’re in full-on, deep-blue summer June, and free at last, columnist Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Maine native returns to help LGBTQ youth
Brock Libby has spent years out of state studying adolescent medicine with an eye toward bringing his skills back to Maine to help youth, with a special focus on LGBTQ youth.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: In search of his Mainah identity
How I got here, how I left, how I came back, and how I finally stayed.