The scientifically determined mechanics of the sun’s path through the sky don’t separate it from the feelings that arise within us as we witness it, writes Dana Wilde.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
JP Devine: Something happened that changed the world
As sure as the 9-year-old angel with cardboard wings who lives inside him, J.P. Devine writes that he believes something happened 2,000 years ago that changed the world.
Liz Soares: Remembering my days as a journalist
A small office full of cigarette, cigar and pipe smoke and the phone constantly ringing come to mind when recalling being a woman working in an all-male newsroom, Liz Soares writes.
Pursuing a balanced life is nothing to apologize for
Instead of taking jabs at ‘millennials,’ older generations could learn from how we prioritize our time and seek a healthy balance, Emily Higginbotham writes.
Reporting Aside: A gift from my mother
Emergency room nurses can keep late hours, even on Christmas Eve, but a memory from youth that stays with you can be everlasting, writes Amy Calder.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): AUGUSTA
Cushnoc Brewing and Circa 1885 are great news for August’s downtown Water Street
J.P. Devine: Heaven comes to Hallowell
In a dream only J.P. could have, Jimmy Stewart gives him the lowdown on the location of his acting troupe’s next set.
Dana Wilde: The bewildering everyday denial of climate change
While there are a number of weird and troubling setbacks in combating climate change, there are also bits of good news and signs of local promise, writes Dana Wilde.
Court hears OUI cases as accident death toll rises in Maine
With Christmas fast approaching, Amy Calder proposes this year we shoot for zero fatalities during the holiday, five better than last year.
J.P. Devine: Ms. Kramer and Jack — a love story
A recent death in the family reveals the tender relationship between a dog and a bird, J.P. Devine writes.