A tiny spider’s work of art prompts questions about its beautiful, symmetrical orb web, Dana Wilde writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Helping orphans in Kenya a fulfilling focus
Betsy Drumm, 80, says she was excited by the opportunity to meet and help children in Nairobi, writes Amy Calder.
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The wall comes, and here’s what it looks like
Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the Mexican border prompts J.P. Devine to act on “see something, say something.”
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State, News
Grocery store banter leads to generous gesture
A random act of kindness at the checkout prompts Liz Soares to get out of her ‘me-centric mode.’
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Waterville school pilot project looks to students’ futures
A committee looking at career and college readiness is an inspiring example of educators thinking outside the box to ensure all students have a chance, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Requiem for two strangers
Soon after the 9/11 attacks, J.P. Devine remembers the image of a man and a woman holding hands and stepping off into the unknown.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
Summer’s getting ready to close down
You might have noticed that where six weeks or so ago you were fooling around in your yard in twilight after 9 p.m., now in September daylight is fading out around 7:30, writes Dana Wilde.
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Change takes on a different hue as the years pass
As the seasons change, we’re better off embracing the past, rather than lamenting it, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
The sweet peace of summer is over; ’tis autumn
The slow, quiet days are done and the noisy, cold and busy ones are beginning, JP Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State, News
Sea gull shows how to rise above nasty politics
Gov. Paul LePage, like Donald Trump, has a tin ear when it comes to sensitivity and tolerance, writes Liz Soares.