Trump’s new communicator is giving the White House a Gambino family look as the house of ’45’ resembles the cast of a movie cast written by the Coen Brothers, writes J.P. Devine.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Spotting the summer wings
The bug populations — especially butterflies — seem like they’ve been off their usual patterns this summer, writes Dana Wilde.
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J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Deep Waters’
In the family-based film set on the rocky coast of Maine, characters will be tested by a deep-sea storm before the waters calm on a positive note, writes J.P. Devine.
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What a writer looks like
If your image of a reporter is taken from the movies, then you might take a look at who’s holding the line today for a free press and all that means, J.P. Devine writes.
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J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Trouble in Paradise’
The 1932 light comedy requires us to loosen up and listen, because the dialogue is fast and furious, full of clipped questions and slap-in-the-face answers, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State, News
Augusta’s Red Barn flap shows facts matter
We apparently live in a country heavily populated with people who have no critical thinking skills whatsoever, writes Liz Soares.
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J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Double Indemnity’
Though ‘Double’ didn’t win an Oscar in 1945, its the film people talk about when they talk about noir, J.P. Devine writes.
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J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Something Wild’
This is a suspense sandwich with ingredients labeled FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, News
Senior Gathering beats loneliness
Seniors find friends at events held by UMaine Cooperative Extension in Skowhegan, Canaan, Smithfield and Madison, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
‘It’s a great thing to do,’ says China Lake loon counter
Norval and Karen Garnett and their grandson, Calder Amoroso, 2, take part in Maine Audubon’s annual Loon Count.