An outing to restaurants and stores in the downtown provide a glimpse of what Waterville may become more like with a dorm downtown, Amy Calder writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Downton and the election year: The good, the bad and the spoilers
The long, dreadful political winter has been made endurable by the Crawleys and friends, JP Devine writes.
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
A winter from which I am trying to awake
Snowless February woods are sort of like a scene in a vaguely disturbing dream, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Maine’s town meetings are the purest form of democracy
Politics are down to their purest form when the residents of Maine’s communities gather to determine what gets done and how their taxes will be spent, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, News
The political maelstrom gives even a humorist pause
Trump’s rise is partially our fault for being asleep for the past eight years, and his ascension was foretold in the movies, JP Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Local & State, News
Mainers know exactly what Trump presidency would look like
Voters from across the country can look to Gov. Paul LePage for a preview of coming attractions, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
‘Where to Invade Next’ is a must-see movie
Michael Moore’s latest effort exploring the best practices of other countries is a rap in the head that we all need, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
Variations on a spider theme
Scientists aren’t sure why the same species of spider has three different markings, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Going to an earlier Waterville Mass yields an unexpected Valentine’s Day gift
A young city couple was touched when a woman gave them money to go out to lunch, saying they reminded her of herself and her husband when they were young, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, News, Sidelines, Sports, Varsity Maine
Basketball tournament full of drama — except in Class D South
Rangeley girls, Valley boys rob regional of any significant suspense, Travis Lazarczyk writes.