These delicate-looking flowers, with six or seven white petals in shapely points, make you uneasy about the idea that genetics is guided by accidents.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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An expatriate from the church
J.P. Devine goes to church when he has to, but he is ‘living outside of his native country.’
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Make a sound? This falling tree won’t shut up
When a tree falls in a small central Maine town, like Belgrade Lakes, it continues to make a sound for as long as it lies in the yard, Maureen Milliken writes.
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Skowhegan nicknames that make us smile
The fuss over the “Indians” nickname at Skowhegan schools is a serious argument, but is it really too soon to interject some humor? J.P. Devine writes.
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The gone robins are here
Dana Wilde reflects on how robins are thriving at different times of the year, even if you haven’t noticed them.
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The many names of ‘Mother’
There was only one Mom, but others willingly stood in her place in times of need, J.P. Devine writes.
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Animal stories are really people stories
When the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel write about rampaging pigs, cats up trees and the four dead deer, it’s more about the nature of humans, Maureen Milliken writes.
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Addition of fifth basketball class addresses population flux
Biggest change in 50 years to high school sports aims to alleviate burden of smaller schools on Class C and D.
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Weaning Maine off cars
Bill Basford of Fairfield says the state would be in better economic shape if people walked or bicycled more and drove less, Amy Calder writes.
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Faint-hearted wanderlust
Travel is for others, there’s enough to see and do right close to home, says J.P. Devine.