Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: The last time they saw Paris
J.P. Devine imagines the spirits of Paul Gauguin, the deceased French painter, and Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch impressionist, sitting at a table at Maison Rose Café in Paris.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: A 94-year-old Waterville woman is a world traveler who has seen it all
Marilyn Jean Bird recently received a prestigious award from an international travel club for having visited more than 150 countries and territories.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Phases of climate change denial
Columnist Dana Wilde breaks down decades of denial of global warming, the resulting climate change and the destructive effects that human activities are having on the Earth.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: In flag daze for ‘Old Glory’
A really big, massive, gigantic U.S. flag stored in the attic proves to be a costly washing endeavor, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: It’s later than we think
With the arrival of the Skowhegan State Fair next week, we know summer then trends toward fall, kids return to school, elections launch and the holidays descend, just before a new president is inaugurated — whew! Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Ron Joseph
In the Field: Going where the buffalo roam on a Montana wildlife trip
There’s a lot to love about Montana, including animals, landscapes and Western history, Ron Joseph writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Can I still be a ‘dog person’ without a dog?
‘I knew Martha’s passing would leave a huge hole in our lives,’ Liz Soares writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: The butler did it
Becoming a part-time butler could be an interesting “hobby,” .J.P. Devine writes.