Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. How many times have we heard that cliche? It should, by now, be relegated to the embroidered throw pillow in your grandma’s favorite chair. Here then is 2008’s “27 Dresses” directed by Anne Fletcher (“The Proposal” 2009, and “Hocus Pocus 2” 2022.) So why did a humble reviewer agree […]
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Humbled by kindness shown after losing dog Martha
The thought that there are so many good people out there — all those dog, cat and horse lovers, plus all those who swerve for squirrels or move turtles off the road — is a warm, glowing bright spot for me, Liz Soares writes.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Being part Irish
J.P. Devine ponders his Irish ancestry and the fierce proudness that comes with it.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Enjoy, but beware the early spring
This early spring weather is a boon, but we shouldn’t get too complacent as it could change at any time, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Op-Eds
Movie Review: ‘One Life’ impossible not to be moved, J.P. Devine writes
This is the story behind James Hawes’ new film that opens tomorrow in Waterville.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Woods, words and wanderings in the poetry of Charles Weld
‘Most of the book riffs off Thoreau in these various ways, and a last section calls into the woods the voices of other naturalists,’ Dana Wilde says.
Posted inColumns, Op-Eds, Opinion
Opinion: Maine lobstermen will not be scapegoated over right whale
Regulators and out-of-state agitators are impugning one of the most sustainable fisheries in the world for right whale deaths. Enough.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: It’s a puzzle
J.P. Devine mulls the popularity of jigsaw puzzles and how they fit into our lives.