Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Memoirs of an altar boy
Mulling the sign of the cross, J.P. Devine recalls his Catholic upbringing and his belief in the old ways.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: After years of self-destructive behavior, Waterville woman forges new path
Ashley Noel suffered from addiction, loss and post-traumatic stress but ultimately found hope and healing, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘The Killer’ slated to be Netflix’s top film of the winter
“Forbid empathy. Empathy is weakness. Weakness is vulnerability.” The Killer’s credo. David Fincher (“Fight Club,” “Gone Girl,”) is back in all shades of black added by writer Andrew Kevin Walker, who adapted it from a French graphic novel by Matz and Lucy Jacamon. All players here are nameless, only given titles. At the opening, Fincher […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Channeling Mom in a moment of fear
Liz Soares reflects on the health journey of her mother’s later years and how that experience informs her habits today.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Death in the City of Angels
Comedian Matthew Perry’s recent death at age 54 has J.P. Devine pondering success, fame, and sudden death dropping the curtain.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Many became equine experts following column on horse in Waterville
An innocuous recent column on lessons to be learned from the Amish way of life, which ran along with a photo of a horse munching on hay at Home Depot, generated a flurry of opinions from readers on the condition of the horse, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘All the Light We Cannot See’ full of twists, turns, some miscasts
For a very long time, we’ve read the praises of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize “All The Light We Cannot See,” his biggest book that has captured the praise of readers world wide. It’s impressive to learn that in the 10 years it took him to finish it, he wrote six other books that won him […]
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: To dream like a spider
With new research suggesting cross spiders experience sleeplike phases, Dana Wilde ponders what dreams are made of for a variety of living things.