Encouraging recycling and making it easier helps us let go of our wasteful ways, Liz Soares writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Sidelines, Sports, Varsity Maine
Fighting the heat at the KVAC track and field meet
Unseasonably warm weather was the talk of the town at Morse High School, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Keep thoughts of hidden wounds, though faded, in your heart on Memorial Day
J.P. Devine reflects on the scars that veterans carry, many of them unspoken, as the holiday approaches.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
As Memorial Day approaches, memories of war veterans come to mind
Amy Calder is reminded of the veterans whose lives had an impact on hers.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Dear Donald, I love you just the way you are
J.P. Devine channels his inner devil with a “love letter” to Donald Trump.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State, News
Who will enforce North Carolina’s bathroom law?
The New York Times estimates that no more than 0.3 percent of Americans are transgender, so Liz Soares asks, why is it so difficult to accommodate them?
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Waterville walk seeks to raise HIV/AIDS awareness
Organizers of the walk set for Saturday say there is still a stigma surrounding the illness and they’d like to see more people get involved with awareness.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Who’s going to play in Trump’s yard?
As the presidential election season rolls along, the kids are all trying to figure out if they like the popular boy, JP Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
Martian time slip
It takes 4.5 minutes for light to travel from Earth to Mars in their current positions, slightly skewing clock measurements — not to mention the psyches of people trying to make sense out of them, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Out of family’s tragedy comes a positive haven for families of suicide
The Mosher siblings run a weeklong camp for children who have a loved one who, like their father, committed suicide.