Loving April with lights in her hair in Cleveland and a memorable first night in a New York apartment lead up to promises to a Bloomingdale’s associate and the necessity to move a chair for a Christmas tree, writes J.P. Devine.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
Having your warm weather and eating it too
It used to be that snowfall measured in multiple inches could be expected in November, but that’s not true anymore, writes Dana Wilde.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
My grandmother’s unused china weighs heavy with memory
A set of Currier & Ives dishes held a spot in my parents’ house for a long time until they finally came into my possession, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
The Great Awakening of Colbyville
A look into the future finds Paul LePage cutting the ribbon for the start of a subway from Colbyville (formerly Waterville), writes prognosticator J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State
At 14, I was afraid to cause a scene
It’s not hard to understand why Roy Moore’s most recent accuser didn’t come forward for 40 years, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Snow Pond arts center in Sidney a gift worth supporting
The venue benefits everyone and offers education and cultural enrichment opportunities, plus year-round concerts, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
Adventures of one kind of veteran
A tale in six acts and a happy Veterans Day to vets who are real, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Lifestyle
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Florida Project’
The film focuses on single-mom barely out of her late teens, who has a love child from someone in the past who doesn’t even rate a photo on the fridge, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
The strange world of mushrooms
Mushrooms have always mystified me, partly because they occupy a kind of psychic no-man’s-land between hallucinogenic and fatal, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Local & State, News
At milestone moments in life, how should we measure ourselves?
When high school reunions roll around, resist the urge to compare yourself to your peers, Emily Higginbotham writes.