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Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
Farrington school program emphasizes power of letting kids be kids
One word of recognition from an adult can change a child’s life forever, writes Liz Soares.
Home is about the people
A recent trip back to Springfield, Illinois, prompted memories of growing up and wondering what it means to call a place home, Emily Higginbotham writes.
Amy’s Christmas story wish list is focused on the missing
The person who took Ayla Reynolds from home six years ago tops the list, followed by the remains of Pauline Rourke and two dangerous dogs, writes Amy Calder.
The stranger on the cold streets of Boston
You just never know who you might bump into from far away and impossibly long ago, writes J.P. Devine.
On the winter frontier
Cold is coming to stay for what will seem like a lifetime, writes Dana Wilde.
Amy Calder: Watch out for the deer
After colliding with a deer on Interstate 95 at peak season for such incidents, Amy Calder finds that such accidents in Maine are counted in the thousands and that it’s good to be alive.