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?
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
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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.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
And yes, my mother had a pony
As Mother’s Day approaches, JP Devine reflects on his mother’s hard life and the small things that made it sparkle.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State, News
A presidential election worthy of your attention
Even if you don’t normally care about history or politics, you have to admit we are witnessing a truly historic presidential election, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
May evenings bring back sweet memories
May baskets filled with candy from Bushey’s were a rite of passage into summer for Skowhegan kids in the 1960s, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Waiting for the ‘new and improved’ tragedy this fall
If everything old is new again and if there’s a hero, it means a tragedy is being written — and it’ll be interesting to see what happens with the GOP convention this summer, JP Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
Once and future Mars
You can look southward and see Mars any clear night from now into early summer, 55 million miles or so leeward of the sun, writes Dana Wilde.