Sugar … “Olivia” Well, here he is. Colin Farrell fresh out of Ireland and with no accent at all (mostly just a hint of San Fernando Valley). He’s here in a new tailored suit on the street driving a sleek convertible he had hidden in a friend’s (handler’s?) garage. She is Ruby (Kirby), who comes […]
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Op-Eds
Backyard Naturalist: The music of the winter wren
More than a century and half after Henry David Thoreau first captured his impressions of the world around him, his words remain a reliable guide, Dana Wilde writes.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: I was chosen. I hope I can stay that way.
Recalling a moment nearly 70 years ago, J.P. Devine describes being illuminated in a pool of holy light that has continued to shine on.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: This central Maine police chief is reaching out to save lives
Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell goes above and beyond to help those in need, even posting his personal cellphone number on social media after two residents took their own lives, urging people to call him if they want to talk.
Posted inColumns, Ron Joseph
In the Field: Maine moose sightings becoming rarer as climate change boosts tick populations
Ron Joseph reflects that seeing a moose can be a lifetime memory, but he wonders if Maine’s most iconic animal will survive the century as warmer seasons breed more ticks.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘No Hard Feelings’ script full of unlikely consequences, TV laughs, J.P. Devine writes
Boy meets girl with a script full of unlikely consequences and TV laughs, which happily won this reviewer over.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Living the gardening dream
Gardens are not static, and gardeners should not be either, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Working the streets again?
Mulling how he can earn some ‘extra’ cash, J.P. Devine assesses his talents and possible entertainment acts.