J.P. Devine remembers Santas who gave out gifts of cigars, hip pocket bottles of whiskey and read your name on the radio.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, News
Big Dipper is the great bear of the north
You can look up there any clear winter night and see that giant bear circling the axis of the cosmos, settling into her winter sleep at this time of year, writes columnist Dana Wilde.
advertisement
Posted inColumns, News
Cyber Monday in Waterville spurs voices from Christmases past
Memories of long ago holidays can still be heard loud and clear by columnist J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, News
State House dome’s new copper look is just what Augusta needs
Did Maureen Milliken say she liked the green dome better? That was before she saw the new one.
Posted inColumns, Varsity Maine
Coaching conundrum: Finding balance between praise, critique
Ian Wilson, coach of the Waterville girls soccer team, reflects on how to talk about athletes’ performances.
Posted inColumns, News
It’s all about the dog
Sheep dog Jack gets her full attention. What does J.P. get? Nothing, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, News
Thoreau knew it, the Ancient Greeks knew it: nature demands our respect
The physical world is a prism of truth and beauty, but we violate nature at our own peril, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inColumns, Maine colleges
Fans will need patience with UMaine basketball
Changing the program’s culture is the first hurdle for coach Bob Walsh, writes Evan Crawley.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, News
Reporting Aside: Kennebec Performing Arts Company draws musicians of all kinds
The 40-piece concert band will be performing in several central Maine venues in early December, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, News
Thanksgivings from Tokyo to Cleveland to Waterville
Life as a soldier and and actor can mean exotic, and not-so-exotic, places for Thanksgiving day, J.P Devine writes.