There’s a lot the same in the old Kennebec Journal paper route of 40 years ago, but a lot different, too, including the Capital Judicial Center, writes Maureen Milliken.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Optician has eye for good health
Ash Hekmat walks four to six miles a day and finds walking in the winter not only exhilarating, but liberating, writes Amy Calder.
The ghost buffalos ride through the night
J.P. Devine wiles away the northeastern winter with dreams of golden sands, tequila and lime, and ghost buffalos.
Dick McGee leaves lasting legacy in Fairfield area
The former Colby College coach helped build youth sports in central Maine, writes Travis Lazarczyk.
How high is the snow on your roof?
A hardly used $63 roof rake will take care of it if you have a mind to make the climb, Amy Calder writes.
Maine search crew the real deal in ‘Death Dealer’
Kate Flora’s latest true-crime book, about a killer being brought to justice in New Brunswick, finds heroes in Maine Warden Service searchers and their dogs.
Snowy, cold and proud
A winter jaunt to warmer climate is nice, but Maine’s varying seasons give us character, Amy Calder writes.
Where’s my valentine?
Not having a secret admirer sparks memories of ones from the past for J.P. Devine.
Of snow, plows and good words
Down the hill barreled a juggernaut, with huge steel wings flinging leftover snow onto snowbanks, writes Dana Wilde. What happens next will surprise you.
Oakland couple credits family for 71 years of bliss
Bud and Josephine King met on a blind date in 1940, and say marriage is a give and take proposition.