If gun violence had a simple answer, we would have solved it already.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Ron Joseph
In the field: Fishing with Franz
Smelts, moose meat, beer and memories with a friend are reminders of a time-honored Maine tradition, Ron Joseph writes.
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
MOVIE REVIEW: Danielle Macdonald makes ‘Falling for Figaro’ rom-com float
We find ourselves here in a pretty much predictable rom-com film set, at first, in a boardroom in a big city where futures are decided, especially for our Millie Cantwell, (Danielle Macdonald, “Dumplin” 2018, “Bird Box” 2018.) But hold on, after the boardroom and some nonsexual chatty bedroom scenes, the story suddenly takes us to […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Saying goodbye to a dog who lived a charmed life
Liz Soares recounts the life and final days of Martha, her 15-year-old Lab-pit bull mix.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Lent is back
The return of the annual Catholic season of sacrifice has J.P. Devine listing five modern ways to observe Lent to make positive changes to his lifestyle.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: When beloved pets age
As a family pet approaches the end of its life, it is wiser to focus on the present rather than dwell on what is to come, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
TV SERIES REVIEW: ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’
In this season’s entry, everything begins to fall apart.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
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.