With no cable or internet available in remote Canada, the results of the election have yet to reach J.P. Devine, who is checking out yurts with hot plates should the vote go the wrong way.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Dana Wilde: How did it get to be fall again?
Years pass like seasons, piling up gradually like waves on a beach until it’s high tide, writes Dana Wilde.
Amy Calder: World Series a reprieve and a reminder
For a few precious days we got to remember it wasn’t so long ago that we were in a saner world, enjoying a tradition our country loves and cherishes, Amy Calder writes.
J.P. Devine: Darkness at noon musings
Nature’s seasonal darkness is descending, made even darker and scarier by the coming midterm elections, but we can turn on the lights of truth, J.P. Devine writes.
Liz Soares: Listening to poetry, words that matter
A lesson in speaking out against hate, bitterness and fear through the eyes of students reveals the power of words, Liz Soares writes.
Amy Calder: Sam Shapiro honored for lifetime achievement by state treasurers’ association
Shapiro, 91, was recognized for his service to his constituents, which really translates to making other people’s lives better — and that’s no small tomatoes, writes Amy Calder.
J.P. Devine: Mickey was the first kill
It didn’t get any easier as the transmigration of now five souls has been halted by a diabolical instrument of death designed to rid a domicile of mice, writes J.P. Devine.
Backyard Naturalist: Suicide by climate change, or not
For the sake of your own backyard, maybe you want to vote in the next election, Dana Wilde writes.
Amy Calder: Vassalboro woman gears up to help hurricane victims
Lorelei Kelley’s home town in Florida suffered a devastating hit from Hurricane Michael, and now the mother of three is organizing a relief effort to help out, writes Amy Calder.
J.P. Devine: Dream a little dream with me
Having inside knowledge of what it takes to be an emotional 9-year-old, J.P. Devine muses over the “more” that 45 may be wanting.