J.P. Devine recalls the many Halloweens of long ago and the spirit of the season.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Columns, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: It’s time to admit failure – and be outraged
Do we need bloodshed in every pro-gun congressional district in the country before we wake up and ban assault weapons?
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Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Waterville buggy was a reminder to take foot off the gas, find a slower pace
An Amish man directed his horse and buggy through Waterville traffic this week while on the way to Home Depot, and his journey was a lesson on the importance of slowing down, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
New ‘Frasier’ jokes flat, set boring, J.P. Devine writes
Yes. Frasier was among the most popular American television shows of the late 20th century. It was as fresh as an autumn apple, carved from marble by some of the great comedy writers of the 20th century. It was so popular that everyone who ran into Kelsey Grammer on the street, at the dry cleaners, […]
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Birds and portents
Dana Wilde mulls the practice of reading bird omens and the meaning of a pileated woodpecker.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Where’s your manual?
J.P. Devine ponders the utility of manuals in our lives and how there’s a need for a very specific instruction book for people ages 90 to 99.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: As many have witnessed, homelessness has become a crisis in Waterville
The Waterville community has been generous and empathetic when it comes to helping a growing number of homeless people living in encampments, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that the city can’t do it alone and should seek state or federal intervention, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ clean, corny and harmless, J.P. Devine writes
Cary Grant, who starred in over 51 movies in America, and became the most-beloved actor in movie history before he was an angel in “The Bishop’s Wife,” an ex husband in “Philadelphia Story” or a spy in “Notorious,” and became the most-watched, beloved actor in movie history. Grant was hired in 1944 to play a […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Escaping with good books
With all that is going on in the real world right now, Liz Soares relishes diving into a variety of reads.