Florentino Santiago called the bank to verify the check, found out it was fake and realized he was the target of a scam, Amy Calder writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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No endless bowl of soup for you
With Ebola and ISIS breathing down our necks, at least Italian food can give us some comfort, writes J.P. Devine.
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Augusta’s ghosts are helping the community
A volunteer group of ghost hunters takes on sites like the Colonial Theater, Fort Western and the Governor Hill Mansion, investigating creepy stuff and raising money for charity.
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Faith in the warmth of wood
After making the switch to natural gas, Amy Calder reaffirms her trust in reliable wood heat for a back-up system.
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Celebrating National Old Girlfriend Forgiveness Week
J.P. Devine says it makes him feel as though his soul has been cleansed.
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Autumn’s certain slant of light
A recent theory suggests that some plants make red leaf pigment in the fall as a protective measure, writes Dana Wilde.
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At home, at peace, at Kennebec River’s edge
A Waterville man finds shelter where he feels at peace and can hope for better in the future, Amy Calder writes.
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Germs take aim at us all
While the world worries about Ebola, germs are everywhere, writes J.P. Devine.
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Do we really want history to note we were OK with ‘Redskins’?
As Wiscasset once again struggles with the shameful word — despite pleas from the Penobscot Nation — we wonder what the selectmen aren’t getting, Maureen Milliken writes.
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Fruits and berries — or Ben and Jerry’s?
J.P. Devine’s new diet takes him back 10,000 years, but is there room for vices?