Brian Clark, Colby College’s vice president of planning and strategy who has been a key player in Waterville’s downtown revitalization efforts, is leaving the college at the end of the month.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
In the field: Maine high school baseball once shared space with moose, foxes, livestock
Ron Joseph’s childhood memories of playing at Maine’s rural baseball fields is a reminder that dreams are achievable in the most unlikely places.
Movie Review: Can’t miss ‘The Judge’ with this cast, J.P. Devine writes
The big surprise here is the performance of his co-star, Robert Duvall, who was nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as a tough but beloved local judge.
Thinking Things Through: We need to read more books now more than ever
With the summer reading season about to begin, Liz Soares hopes more people pick up a book to broaden their knowledge, ponder big thoughts and process feelings and experiences.
On the Edge: Writing in the House of Drawers
J.P. Devine ponders how to find important stuff that She had in her ‘magic’ desk.
Reporting Aside: The ‘merry month of June’
When we are young, June was the beginning of what seemed an endless summer, but as we grow older, we learn that the season passes in the blink of an eye, Amy Calder writes.
Movie Review: ‘Ezra’ is a realistic walk through perils, heartbreaks of autism spectrum disorder
Tony Goldwyn, born to the best sunlight in Hollywood, always had a lot to carry on his shoulders and solid substance to offer. His famous father and grandfather were the swaggering big print moguls of old Hollywood. He’s done well, having to swim in that warm pool. Tony is a smaller figure than his ancestors […]
On the Edge: Best boy and other stories
J.P. Devine lists out some of the professionals named in the end credits who worked behind the scenes to get a movie finished.