The 35-year Colby College music professor, musician, composer, pianist and conductor who left a lasting mark on the city is remembered as brilliant, thoughtful, Amy Calder writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Living life with the last dog
Jack is the fourth in a long lifetime of faithful best friends, JP Devine writes.
Why can’t Trump apologize to parents of soldier?
Criticizing parents who have lost a son while serving his country is not normal human behavior, writes Liz Soares.
Raising garden pays off in many ways
All the work is worth it, as the time-honored tradition keeps giving back, Amy Calder writes.
Reporting ‘from’ Philadelphia might require combat pay
JP Devine writes that his seat in front of his 50-inch flat screen is a great vantage point to see the front lines of the Democratic National Convention.
The bedbug life cycle — explained
Columnist Dana Wilde’s brother is an exterminator who finds himself in some weird situations with bugs and humans.
Visit to Campobello proof that you can go home again
A trip to the New Brunswick island, where her great-great-grandfather was born, as well as Lubec, the easternmost town in the U.S., was an uplifting experience, Amy Calder writes.
The big GOP show was worth watching. Or was it?
There was a lot to see, but it wasn’t Fun City, USA, JP Devine writes.
Our scary times a reminder of tumultuous 1960s
There’s been a lot of horrific news lately, but the events of the late 1960s suggest it could get a whole lot worse, Liz Soares writes.
Lottie Mae Boutin looks back at 100 years with a smile
The Waterville woman, born Lottie Mae Flagg, on July 12, 1916, celebrated her birthday with family and friends at Woodlands Senior Living center.