JP Devine trades in his old model for his soul-mate tree and finds his animism kicking in.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
November’s gray dissolution is astounding
This time of year is kind of a magnificent desolation that telescopes your mind, Dana Wilde writes.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Antiques malls have become museums of our grandparents’ past
All those cherished belongings are now in antique stores and yard sales, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, News
Let’s not forget that we all once were immigrants
The Irish, Italians, Jews, Germans, Chinese and so many more made this country what it is, so let’s welcome the Syrians, JP Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Local & State, Maureen Milliken, News
Waterville area’s tragic, divisive weeks challenge everyone
When events have the community on edge and information is hard to come by, we feel the responsibility, Maureen Milliken writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Memory of parents bittersweet as anniversary passes
Losing parents is inevitable, Amy Calder writes, but their memories and legacy never go away.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, News
It’s tough to channel your inner Thoreau in Starbucks’ parking lot
When a Waterville coffee shop shuts down for a week for renovations, JP Devine can observe all sorts of ‘wildlife’ as he sips Dunkin’ and writes in his Prius.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Local & State, News
An unsettling view of life from the backyard
With scientific signs pointing toward extraterrestrial life, Dana Wilde ponders the unsettling questions raised by mounting evidence that we’re not alone in the universe.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, News
Veteran still dreams of World War II captivity
A 90-year-old Winslow man who served in the Royal Canadian Navy remembers war like it was yesterday, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, News
A world without bacon is hard to imagine
J.P. Devine ponders his favorite cuts amid news that ‘meat is bad for us.’