Zeta Levine now lives 1,500 miles away, but Waterville’s history and exciting future is never far from her thoughts, Amy Calder writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
An election collection to believe in
Looking wistfully at presidential images from years ago, memories emerge that could be dangerous, J.P. Devine writes.
Trump doesn’t think he has anything to learn
We have gone down the rabbit hole, my friends, but it’s not looking like any kind of wonderland, writes Liz Soares.
Waterville plow driver keeps the roads clear
During a recent winter storm, Dan Wilson talked about long hours, early mornings and keeping his route plowed, Amy Calder writes.
The old man and the knee
A tumble to the icy ground sparks ruminations about writing clear and hard about what hurts, J.P. Devine writes.
The dark universe is bigger than you think
Ninety-six percent of everything that exists has never been detected, writes Dana Wilde.
Smokey the crow was Waterville’s top bird
The smart and mischievous crow made the front page of the newspaper when it died in 1952, Amy Calder writes.
Remembering the elephants, circus dreams
News that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is closing after 146 years has stirred memories of fear, anxiety and magic, J.P. Devine writes.
We’re likely stuck with ‘fake news,’ just as we always have been
Politicians blaming the press and the press not being trustworthy create a negative feedback loop.
Sickened by Trump’s response to John Lewis? Read a newspaper
It’s tempting to shut out the news if you don’t like it, but it’s vitally important to support the Fourth Estate, writes Liz Soares.