That late Thanksgiving night out shopping may well be an experience, but it sure can leave you bleary-eyed, writes Amy Calder.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Searching for the next best-seller
J.P. Devine writes that he has second thoughts on his next book, tentatively titled “Everybody I Know Is Dead,” and considers an alternative — or two.
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: 600 million cats
How felines came to live among us is an interesting story, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Taking a stand on the horse trough
While plans develop on what Castonguay Square should look like when The Center is transformed into a film and arts showcase, Amy Calder puts in her two cents for keeping the horse trough right where it is.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
JP Devine: Thanksgivings from birth to now remembered
J.P. Devine lists several notable instances when life has seated him at a variety of tables at Thanksgiving, since 1932.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: Autumn, winter moons in focus
Native American names for seasonal moon cycles carry more resonance than our months, which are a human-made illusion, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Taking stock of things to be thankful for
In a year marked by hatred, anger and fear, Amy Calder writes that education is fundamental to changing a person’s life — and the world — for the better.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Blue is my favorite color
Not a midnight blue, but a “Blessed Mother Blue,” as Sister Rosanna would say, sweeping into the halls of legislatures and executive offices, including a growing number of women, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Liz Soares: We should find hope in the power of knowledge
Reading a recent memoir highlights the power of education and its importance to the future of our society, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Civil War nurse made her mark in history
Pittsfield woman’s great-great-grandmother tended to wounded soldiers on the battlefield, beginning at the Battle of Bull Run, writes Amy Calder.