When you may be down and out or just drifting on the high seas, it’s good to run into someone who is from the same place as you, writes J.P. Devine.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inCommunity News, Film, J.P. Devine, Lifestyle, Maine International Film Festival, Movies
J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Memoir of War’
The film brings to life Marguerite Duras’ diaries of life under the German occupation in Paris with a penetrating look into the souls of the waiting, J.P. Devine writes.
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: Billions and billions of flowers
A flower is not a star, yet at some point in our dreams and at the edge of reality they cross paths and the two become one, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Dealing with flies in summer heat
Instead of a messy death, entrapment between screen and window is the preferred method J.P. employs, despite what his younger daughter says.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: Maryland shooting just one battle in war against media
The Capital Gazette’s determination to continue publishing brings “tears to my eyes,” columnist Liz Soares writes.
Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Local & State
Emily Higginbotham: A teacher’s influence can last a lifetime
Luckily, for every bad apple, there are many more teachers who are patient and understanding and love what they do, Emily Higginbotham writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Waterville couple makes hospice work a model of compassion
Luxy and Marie LeClair devote hours on end volunteering to support families in need, including stocking the service’s resale shop, which funds its work.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Found and lost, a memory
Separated by time and distance and a lack of fingertip tech to search the universe, J.P. Devine rediscovers a friend online, a fellow corner boy from his Hollywood days.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: The woods are lovely, dark and way too deep
Only passive landscaping is keeping the birches, sumac and raspberry thickets from taking over the yard, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Amy Calder: The past will seem like yesterday when bonds of love are renewed
The passing of a friend’s mother will bring our families back together, awaken memories, and renew friendship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Amy Calder writes.