JP Devine remembers the stories he grew up with of the men who fought in wars far afield.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
Notes on the show in May
Baseball games are already underway in the evening at the park, a sure sign summer is not far away, writes Dana Wilde.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, News
Telemarketer gets the wrong number
When it comes to choosing between a multi-channel screen world and the real world, it’s all a matter of cost, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Holy Communion: the really big deal
Anticipating the celebration this weekend, the pageantry of the event and the innocence of the children awakens memories of his first big drama, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State, News
It’s not elitist to believe in civility
Some readers said a columnist was elitist to write about supermarket etiquette, but that has nothing to do with having valuable expectations and standards, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, News
When it’s OK to break up with a best friend
It’s hard to pinpoint when best friendships begin, and harder still to know when they are ending, Emily Higginbotham writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, News
Graduating senior’s experience at Colby an eye-opener
Michelle Boucher of Fryeburg has learned that everyone has a story and there’s a reason behind their actions, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Dying is easy, comedy is hard
In Trump’s Great Massacre of Truth era, comedians still must take the stage, still must make us laugh lest we go mad, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
Trump has waged war on environment — and he’s winning
In the absence of significant resistance from Republicans with moral consciences, the war against the environment is going to continue to go well for him, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, News
Why it is important to question everything
On May 8, 1987, Gary Hart announced he was withdrawing from U.S. Democratic presidential race, and Amy Calder learned to be circumspect about politicians.