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Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
On the Edge: New Year’s resolutions
J.P. Devine is resolving to improve his life while waiting for the next storm.
Reporting Aside: Anson man with Down syndrome finds purpose in cutting cloth
James Lynds has turned a passion for hard work into a business cutting clothing into rags to sell to auto mechanics, dealerships and other businesses, Amy Calder writes.
‘Freud’s Last Session’ a duel between Satan and God
Anthony Hopkins, left, and Matthew Goode in a scene from“Freud’s Last Session.” 14 Sunset, LB Entertainment, Last Session Productions “Freud’s Last Session,” directed by Matt Brown (“The Man Who Knew Infinity”) is a dark film we don’t need right now, but it brings us the gifted Anthony Hopkins (“Silence of the Lambs,” an even darker […]
Opinion: Maine’s Constitution must be clear: Reproductive freedom is a human right
The U.S. Supreme Court kicked the duty to fight for reproductive rights back to states. So let’s fight.
Backyard Naturalist: Thousands and thousands of ladybugs
Ladybird beetles may be unnerving in large numbers, but they’re largely a harmless nuisance, Dana Wilde writes.
On the Edge: After the storm
J.P. Devine ponders what it took to survive the storm before Christmas.
Reporting Aside: Central Maine leaders’ hopes for 2024
While I could tout my hopes for the new year, I thought it would be infinitely more interesting to hear from Waterville area leaders about theirs, Amy Calder writes.