On the Edge: Whatcha gonna do with all that dough?

For many Americans, it’s pretty hard to sit at the dinner table these days and not talk about anything but money, J.P. Devine writes.

Reporting Aside: Thomas College student charts path that shows he’s wise beyond his years

Luke Witham will graduate next week from the college with a bachelor's degree in secondary education, but what is atypical is that he has already been teaching high school for all four years of his college experience, Amy Calder writes.

‘The Duke’ working-class tale of survival

Thinking Things Through: Books to occupy the mind

During recuperation from knee replacement surgery, Liz Soares more than doubled her consumption of books and has a number of highlights to share.

J.P. Devine Podcast: Movies and life often imitate each other

On the Edge: Just like in the movies?

The original script called for Southern dreams of being a "Rice King," but J.P. Devine's movie went a different direction.

‘The Automat’ a page of American dining history

Backyard Naturalist: A Down East invasive spider spins web of intrigue

The “European hammock spider," also known as the dwarf weaver or Linyphia triangularis, has been slowly expanding its nonnative range in Maine and causing a stir in the spider community, Dana Wilde writes.

J.P. Devine Podcast: How stuff keeps people tied down

On the Edge: It’s all about stuff

Mulling a move to someplace else, J.P. Devine is reminded of all the stuff in their house and how it's tethering them to their Waterville abode.