Reflecting on his grandson’s love of Christmas and family, Dana Wilde ponders how unity is the root experience of all religious feeling.
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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: The pie and my angel
A boy needs something to wear when it’s cold and late and the pie needs baking and the tree needs trimming, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Beware the square holiday cards
Who knew that mailing square Christmas cards poses a problem for the U.S. Post Office? Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Community, Maine, News
UMF’s Sweatt-Winter programs settles into new building
‘This year will be a play year,’ Director Erica Thompson said when asked how she saw the program expanding in the new building, which is more than double in size.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Slow Horses’: The terrific spy-thriller returns
Hold on, here they come again, in the long-awaited Season 3, writes J.P Devine
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: A year well-read
Finishing up 2023, Liz Soares reflects on the 56 (and counting) books she has read this year, including the few that have made a lasting impression.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Maine
On the Edge: Santa’s on Medicare?
Seeing a tearful boy frightened to visit Santa recently and the big guy getting an exam during a parade has J.P. Devine mulling whether St. Nick needs health insurance coverage.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Group in downtown Waterville gathers to spin a good yarn
Members of the Waterville Wednesday Spinners group meet weekly in the lobby of the Paul J. Schupf Art Center and do more than spin: they knit, quilt, weave, crochet, sew and also chat a lot, Amy Calder writes.