On the occasion of his entry into the world, his mother sweetened her palate with a swig of the soft drink, forever making Dr Pepper the toast of his birth, writes J.P. Devine.
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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Local & State, News
Navigating the loneliness of your freshman year
New college students, know that this first year is a hard transition — but that feeling doesn’t last forever, Emily Higginbotham writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Education starts on the school bus
Whether checking out what kids wore, the facts of life according to a farm girl, the tragedy of a president’s death, or the memory of a friend lost too soon, education began on the bus, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Gifts of apples for my teachers
Teachers are more valuable than ‘a dime a dozen,’ despite what the governor says, and each deserves an apple for the differences they make in our lives, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Better luck next time in quest for employee of the month
Believing he was to be honored with a plaque by the Morning Sentinel, J.P. Devine ups the ante for next year — and it’s not just tiny Swedish meat balls.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
Reality and the solar eclipse
Even in a partial eclipse, you take your waking slow, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Local & State, News
White people, it is on us to end racism
We need to be active in calling out hate when we see it — especially when it’s being projected by people we love, writes Emily Higginbotham.