With no deployment of Maine guardsmen to the southern border and 45 set to visit Korea for a bite of kimchee, J.P. Devine writes he is deeply disappointed that we’re left to defend the border alone.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State, Opinion
Liz Soares: Skeptical reactions, popular opinion at issue in manhunt response
If Cpl. Eugene Cole’s alleged murderer did what he is accused of doing, there should be no sympathy for him, Liz Soares writes.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Never too old for hopes and dreams
Sometimes prodding from a youthful colleague is just the ticket to writing a column — and coming up with a list to check off in the future.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Leaving me flowers after my procedure? Ask for Loretta
A natural fear of hospitals, a wary eye toward contracting infection on visits, a liking for leftover hospital food? Despite these, J.P. Devine writes that his procedure will be like popping into Starbucks for a latte.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: The decline of the birds
Bird populations are being decimated worldwide, including 19 percent of Maine species, largely because of habitat degradation, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Local & State
Pulitzer-winning New York Times editor recounts humble beginnings in Waterville
Rebecca Corbett, who was part of Pulitzer-winning work at the Times, says that starting her career at the Morning Sentinel showed her how journalism could affect a community.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Amy Calder: Colby alumni help pay for homeless man’s cremation
Class of 1966 grad felt compelled to help the family of Vaughan Orchard as he continues to keep track of the city he feels he grew up in, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Kartoffelsalat, my father’s favorite
How an Irishman came to indulge in a German dish despite an aversion to mixing with the Germans of South St. Louis, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: Taking a stand against racial profiling
Recent incidents point to the need for us to speak out against injustice against African Americans, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Harold LaBrie is at home in Waterville
The 69-year-old was born and bred in the city and has been walking and biking here all his 69 years, writes Amy Calder.