A lesson in speaking out against hate, bitterness and fear through the eyes of students reveals the power of words, Liz Soares writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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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.
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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.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
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.
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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.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
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.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Liz Soares: ‘I’ve gotten used to being hungry … it makes me feel alive’
Liz Soares writes, with all the people who have allergies, plus those who are gluten-free or lactose-intolerant, shouldn’t all prepared food come with a complete ingredient list?
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Amy Calder: In East Africa service, Winslow woman finds insight into teaching
Elizabeth Ferry, 24, returned to the U.S. three weeks ago from serving in the Peace Corps in East Africa, where she taught English to high-school age students, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: ‘The Ladies of Last Days Lane’
A great idea for six women in the twilight of their lives is stuff of movie wonder, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: Humans in monsters’ bodies
Spiders are having experiences we can probably never understand, the same way we’re having experiences they can never understand, writes Dana Wilde