Michelle Boucher of Fryeburg has learned that everyone has a story and there’s a reason behind their actions, writes Amy Calder.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
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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.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Hips, aisle 4; knees, aisle 7
Wisdom thrives in the modern day agora — the supermarket — where trouble seems to seek him out, writes JP Devine
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State, News
Rude customers, bad words spoil trips to the grocery store
You don’t have to go far to get more examples of the growing rudeness and self-absorption of so many Americans, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inColumns, Emily Higginbotham, Local & State, News
Making my own adventure in Maine
Moving across the country and away from your family and friends, is hard, but it’s up to you to make the most of it, Emily Higginbotham writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Hello, White Satin, goodbye Red Rover
She, a woman of dazzling hues, opts for a car as white as a freshly ironed shirt, JP Devine writes
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
Living in the Maine woods
It’s the country here, but — emphatically — it’s not the wilderness, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Things remembered after the long wait
The recent release of Tony Sanborn on bail after he spent 25 years in prison on a murder charge is a reminder that habits developed over time don’t disappear overnight and things remembered can come back, J.P. Devine writes.