A recent theory suggests that some plants make red leaf pigment in the fall as a protective measure, writes Dana Wilde.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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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?
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A Herculean backyard cosmography
Since at least Plato’s time, and apparently much longer, people’s imaginations have been gripped by the sense that our origins are in the stars, writes Dana Wilde.
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Amy Calder: Club inspires others to become sober
Newly formed Kennebec Club in the basement of The Center in downtown Waterville aims to be a safe, supportive environment for those recovering from addiction, Amy Calder writes.
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There was more than lunch in that bucket
Workers who used to lug their lunch to honest jobs were a sign of something so much bigger, writes J.P. Devine.
