Recent battles over prescriptions have led to eye-opening frustrations with the American medical system, Liz Soares writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
Reporting Aside: An accidental friendship in downtown Waterville
Two men in their 70s who met three years ago ride their bicycles from their homes in Waterville and Fairfield every day to talk, share stories and watch the world go by.