While reports of privation pour in as they did during the Ice Storm of 1998, some people have all the luck, writes Amy Calder.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Sunday, my prints will come
Moving the column to Sunday sparks memories of glamor, of the sacred, of interlaced fingers that bind us together, J.P. Devine writes.
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Former Mainer, green card lottery winner warns against program change
The green card lottery system isn’t perfect, but it helps increase the diversity of a nation where so many people proudly claim their foreign ancestry, Adrian Crawford writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State, News
Scary storms, past and present
It doesn’t take much weather mayhem to create dangerous situations, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
For some, the holiday season begins Saturday at Renys
With Christmas but several weeks away, early birds get the jump on the holidays at the Maine department store and area craft fairs, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
POTUS 45 seeks best wall design
A new committee gets a flood of ideas from great wall builders such as Steven Spielberg, Chinese entrepreneurs and Russian gulag engineers, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
A modern myth for Algol
The prince of darkness, it has also been observed, is a gentleman, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Local & State, News
When memories vanish, re-learning to live takes time
Mona Gagnon, of Waterville, has spent the last few years trying to re-learn her life, and get reacquainted with her loved ones, following a traumatic brain injury, Emily Higginbotham writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Tornado of a kitten tests owners’ mettle
The new cat may have many lessons to learn yet, but the whole household has many lessons to learn about Thurston as well, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
After eye surgery, how do you keep your head above your heart?
Putting on socks, shoes and boxers may require the caution needed around Harvey Weinstein, though J.P. Devine disavows ever having known him.