A year has passed since Thurston, a feline who lives in Waterville in winter and China in summer, lost his housemate, Bitsy, and it might be time for him to have another, Amy Calder writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Waterville stone artist hones his craft | Column
Adam Norton creates and sells stone art from his front lawn in Waterville’s South End, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville writer inquires about job at fast-food restaurant | Column
J.P. Devine reflects on being recognized as a weekly columnist.
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Remembering my first snow in Waterville | Column
J.P. Devine recalls his first winter in Maine and the cast of characters he helped in the snow.
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A plea from Waterville: Can you hear me? | Column
J.P. Devine reflects on hearing and not hearing over the decades.
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All Waterville woman wants is a family home | Column
Living in a tent in the woods with her husband, Tasha Wellman dreams that one day she will be with her family together in a real house.
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Oakland woman says 103rd birthday will be ‘just another day’ | Column
Edith Cunningham remembers the days when there were dirt roads, no electricity, the family was snowed in for two or three days and she rode a horse-drawn sleigh to school in winter.
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Hot days in Waterville, St. Louis or Japan call for water | Column
A Waterville writer shares his memories of giving the gift of water.
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Unlike Waterville, it never rains in Hollywood | Column
Bad weather often drives people from beaches and outside activities to indoor theaters for entertainment.
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Recalling ‘M-A-S-H’ creator’s Waterville connection | Column
Dedicated “M-A-S-H” fans and Waterville residents Joe Schmalzel and his son, Joshua, gave a presentation about Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr.’s life and work at the then-Thayer Hospital, Amy Calder writes.