Area businesses aid construction but personal reasons inspire people to lend a hand, writes Amy Calder.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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J.P. Devine: Anniversary waltz — a play in one act
It’s always good to put your best foot forward when meeting a person from your girlfriend’s hometown, especially when you’re on a bus in costume, writes J.P. Devine.
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Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: When women tell the world they’ve been sexually assaulted, they put themselves on trial
It’s a hard time to be a woman in America right now, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: The Ticonic sculpture finds a home on Waterville’s RiverWalk
While having doubts about moving the sculpture from The Concourse, Amy Calder thinks it now is in the perfect spot, where it can be touched and contemplated as it moves in the wind.
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J.P. Devine: Washington’s game of groans
It’s time for the bevy of patriarchal ancients in Washington who have chosen to follow their leader to move over and make way for the women who seek their seats, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: Notes on a September afternoon
There’s no way autumn’s natural beauty is random, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Frequent Waterville volunteer speaks out against bullying
Scott McAdoo reveals his own experiences with bullying and how demeaning it can be, but he didn’t cave into it, and his public service has given him the courage to address it, writes Amy Calder.
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J.P. Devine: Does Kavanaugh have a dog?
The questions posed to the Supreme Court nominee covered the salient points, but not the important personal questions, such as whether he has a dog, and whether he wears boxers or briefs, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: Dancing to the tune of librarian moments
The joys of introducing kids to knowledge and insight can sometimes be a sight to behold, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Those fruits of the earth that bring culinary delights
While store-bought snowballs, devil dogs and creme pastries were childhood delights that lost their luster, home-baked apple pie, applesauce cake and apple crisp came with flavor, ingenuity and love.