Crystal Lancaster Mulherin is raising funds to help those affected by domestic violence, nearly one year after her aunt, Marie Lancaster-Hale, was murdered at her home in Norridgewock.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Local & State, News, Op-Eds
J.P. Devine: An ornament to hang on Padraig’s day
Since it’s the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day — his death, not his birth — J.P. decided to share his take on the many myths surrounding the holiday.
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Dana Wilde: The craters of winter
By the beginning of March, there is so much snow plowed up around the yard we feel like we’re living in a crater. From there, it only gets weirder, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Amy Calder: Waiting for a second shingles shot
Suffering after her first shingles vaccine and then missing out on the second didn’t deter Amy Calder from trying again, she writes, but this time she hopes that second shot comes through.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Op-Eds
J.P. Devine: Learning to drive in Southern California
Driving lessons at age 43 took J.P. Devine in new directions and led him to meet Ramon, a Mexican-American from East L.A.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Liz Soares: Dystopian books provide me comfort these days, but other titles might be more worthwhile
The fearless and attentive heroine in “Harriet the Spy” inspired me to watch and listen, good qualities to reinforce right now, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Amy Calder: When power’s out, the mind wanders
An outage during the workday raises fears of a time when everything could stand still, when we are crippled by the fallout of our own intelligence, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Op-Eds
J.P. Devine: Big times a-comin’ in Waterville
Recent debates at Waterville City Council meetings signal that we’re getting a big-city glamour face, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inDana Wilde, Op-Eds
Dana Wilde: A catastrophic decline of insects
Insects face major demise as Earth’s ecosystems crawl toward catastrophe, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Amy Calder: Felines make best of friends
While Thurston and Bitsy are very different animals and quarrel sometimes, when push comes to shove, they have each other’s back, Amy Calder writes.