On the anniversary of her mother’s passing, Amy Calder writes, it’s important to have good friends around.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Our home, like the mall after Christmas, is empty, but our hearts are still full
When children grow up and move away, the end of the holidays brings an emptiness, but love is always still there, JP Devine writes.
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
The value of a fact
The Earth is not flat, it never has been, and no one but a careless-minded handful ever thought so, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Local & State, News
Hold tight to your snow globes, and your dreams
Once the snow globe breaks, the beautiful illusion is lost, JP Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Sidelines, Sports
The airing of Maine high school sports grievances
In a strangely cathartic experience as part of Festivus, Evan Crawley writes about the things that bother him most.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
Holiday cheer to help us through the darkest days
The sun is at its lowest high point in the sky and winter is about to set in hard, so we might as well celebrate the recent harvest and the remnants of our summer cheer, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Homeless in Waterville: ‘It isn’t living. It’s going day to day’
Vaughn Orchard has come across good people and bad people and dreams of owning his own home one day, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, News
Let’s lift a glass to the saloon Santas
Santa comes in many forms and is found in many places, but none touch JP Devine like the bar and tavern Santas of his youth.
Posted inColumns, Maureen Milliken, News
Blanco believes poetry can change the world
The Maine poet told an appreciative audience at the Waterville Opera House that the connection found through poetry has the power to make the world a better place, Maureen Milliken writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
With ice scrapers, go with the basics
The old reliables work best when a northern exposure makes the winter battle grim, Amy Calder writes.