One word of recognition from an adult can change a child’s life forever, writes Liz Soares.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Local & State
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.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
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.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
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.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State
On the winter frontier
Cold is coming to stay for what will seem like a lifetime, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
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.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State
Our 57th Christmas tree and other stories
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.
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.
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.