In a train yard near Lake Michigan, waiting for a bus in Manhattan, on guard duty in Texas, but never cold and afraid like the other day at 5 in the morning, writes J.P. Devine.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: Life lessons on bigotry and hate
I do not want to be judged on superficialities, and I have refused to judge others in that way, Liz Soares writes.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Two election colluders from Russia
Agent Mishka, who sounds a lot like J.P. Devine, talks with a fellow colluder in Hollywood about how well he’s settled into his niche in Waterville.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Dana Wilde: A view for the larger things in life
In line with Thoreau and other romantics, backyard naturalists glimpse matters on a different scale not to be confused with dementia, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State
Amy Calder: Birds forsaking feeders, finding plenty of natural food
If birds are not flocking to the feeder on the porch, it’s because they are finding nourishment in the wild, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inAmy Calder
Amy Calder: Waterville shelter support gives woman a hand up
When one woman puts her life in perspective and tells her story, it can lead to a connection that will change her life, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
J.P. Devine: Just the two of us
After the bustle and warmth of six happy people on Christmas, quiet and cold descend during the wait for the phone call from those safely home to the two of us, just the two of us, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: Learning more about heritage, who I am
Recent discoveries on Portuguese-American heritage have revealed a lot about the world and my place in it, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Local & State
Aiming to be kinder, more optimistic in 2018
Try not to beat yourself up over failed resolutions; you never know what a year could bring, Emily Higginbotham writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, Opinion
J.P. Devine: The holiday kid
Lucrative hotel work in the big city made for a good life, especially during the holidays, J.P. Devine writes.