Recalling that he has been “one” with birds ever since childhood, J.P. Devine ponders how eventually every bird flies away.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Reporting Aside: Daughters haunted by mother’s killing in Waterville
Sisters Caitlyn and Kayla Bragg discuss the grief and agony their family has felt since the Dec. 27 killing of their mother, Angela Bragg.
Thinking Things Through: We need a handbook to navigate health care
Recent battles over prescriptions have led to eye-opening frustrations with the American medical system, Liz Soares writes.
Movie Review: ‘Wicked Little Letters’ a wonderful film, J.P. Devine writes
Olivia Colman, the belle of the new cinema, emerges here as a buttoned-up serial nut case in a family of local “crabs.”
Reporting Aside: The beauty of birds
We may think of birds and other wildlife as separate from us humans, but we really are all a symbiotic part of this Earth we call home, Amy Calder writes.
Farmington-based school district establishes committee to resurface athletic field
Some directors are concerned about potential health hazards related to synthetic turf.
On the Edge: One dish, one fork and She
After Katherine Joly Devine passes, J.P. Devine is showing her how to follow the evening star home to him.
TV Series Review: ‘Manhunt’ a stunning, fresh account of the murder of Lincoln, J.P. Devine writes
Beletsky and her collection of a talented crew of writers and directors have put together a stunning, fresh account of the murder of Lincoln, full of new faces and writers.
Backyard Naturalist: An apparition of waxwings
Bohemian waxwings recently moved in on Dana’s Wilde’s space-time, representing a spirit of a moment.