Reporting Aside: Fruitful Thanksgivings of the past

In the 1960s, we enjoyed family Thanksgivings that nourished body, mind and soul, Amy Calder writes.

Stan Eames, longtime Kennebec Journal editor, remembered for civility, dignity in the newsroom

Eames, who grew up in Hallowell, died Nov. 5. He was 83.

J.P Devine Podcast: ‘I can barely walk’, but I’m learning to fly

On the Edge: Come fly with me

I was an actor and stand up comic for 57 years, you know, and I’m really good at standing 'backstage' and taking a deep breath before going on to make you laugh, J.P. Devine writes.

Reporting Aside: A passion for preserving family history in Winslow

Volunteers helped move 348 boxes of books and other items Wednesday from the Taconnet Falls Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society on Lithgow Street in Winslow to a temporary donated space at the former St. John Catholic School about a mile away.

J.P. Devine Podcast: The woman who kept me sane and happy

On the Edge: The women of my years

J.P. Devine recalls the women who entered his life and found a place to grow.

Hunt & Harvest: Game meat recipes to elevate your season

One of the best wild game chefs in Maine shares some easy recipes with columnist Erin Merrill.

Thinking Things Through: A starring role in the Horrible Hernia Horror Show

Every Halloween and Election Day, Liz Soares gets the heebie-jeebies from a burst of post-traumatic stress over a surgical complication.

J.P. Devine Podcast: The ‘ancient election of 1801’ among other things