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.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
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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.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
J.P. Devine: The curse of cursive
In the age of laptops and iPhones, memories of cursive handwriting recall a lost art that was once a pretty big deal, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Liz Soares: The problem with censorship is that it knows no bounds
While freedom isn’t always comfortable, it’s always worth protecting, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Baby showers, like time machines, take you back
A baby shower with a handful of guests, good food, entertainment and just the right number of gifts can transport you back to a time when you were seeing the experience for the first time, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
JP Devine: Let’s party down with the State of the Union
Unfortunately, this year’s State of the Union address was uninspiring, writes J.P. Devine, and the next two don’t look appetizing unless some changes are made.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
Dana Wilde: Tracks in winter
There are echoes of a whole other world inside the woods, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: A heart for helping others
David Scribner, 67, of Fairfield, had a heart transplant in 2012, walks nearly daily from Fairfield to Waterville and volunteers at least three days a week at the clothes closet on Newhall Street in Fairfield.