In this season’s entry, everything begins to fall apart.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Backyard Naturalist: Climate change bubbles
Climate scientists have been right all along, and there is basically no time left to be patient with people who do not know what they are talking about, Dana Wilde writes.
On the Edge: Three blind mice laughing
J.P. Devine is feeling guilt in the pursuit of catching household rodents.
Reporting Aside: The bond between the Skowhegan class of 1974 defies time, distance
The 50 years since we graduated have flown by, just like everyone told us they would, Amy Calder writes.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Holdovers’ gives us incredible performances by the two main players, J.P. Devine says
A neurotic, hidden alcoholic, obsessive disciplinarian has been selected to spend the Christmas break monitoring boys who couldn’t be picked up by their parents.
Backyard Naturalist: Flowers in February
Snowdrops, blossoming out of February snow, are a sign that life recurs within the very fabric of winter itself, Dana Wilde writes.
On the Edge: Mary and her Twinkie
J.P. Devine remembers a day many years ago when his first Valentine reemerged in a chance encounter.
Reporting Aside: ‘Horrible’ buffalo wings make for a super humbling experience
When appetizers for Super Bowl Sunday bomb, it can mean only one thing: the cook has little interest in football, Amy Calder writes.