As the Fourth of July approaches, J.P. Devine is thinking about the “holiday wardrobes” of yesteryear.
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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Reporting Aside: Letter penned by former U.S. Sen. Smith offers reminder of values we must embrace
The letter sent years ago by U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Skowhegan was a reminder of what she stood for: respect, integrity and the courage to stand up for what is right, Amy Calder writes.
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‘New York, I Love You’ chock full of stars, magic — writes JP Devine
Here’s a bright, sparkling, and really magical comedy-drama anthology film that has been hiding since 2008, it was received with pans and raves the way Modigliani and Van Gogh once were. Give it a look. It consists of 11 short films, each one different, each directed by one of 11 directors and chock full of […]
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Backyard Naturalist: The ovenbird and the midsummer flowers
Dana Wilde ponders nature’s many announcements that spring is subsiding and summer is rolling over lazily toward autumn.
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On the Edge: Prince of Darkness vs. The Donald
J.P. Devine imagine a mysterious figure sweeping into a courtroom in an ankle-length black cape and fedora, holding a carved walking stick.
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Reporting Aside: Wrong-way driving elicits angst
As the July 4 holiday week approaches, we’d do well to watch for wrong-way drivers, Amy Calder writes.
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‘Delivery Man’ stars always-in-trouble Vince Vaughn
It all started in 2011 when director Ken Scott put his French Canadian film “Starbuck” on the market, and soon we’re told, it was the most successful film in Canada. Still, nobody outside of Canada knew much about it. Now we’ve got it. Scott’s remake of his film with Vince Vaughn as the local miscreant […]
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: UFOs and strange things going on
Thinking about strange lights in the sky has reminded columnist Dana Wilde about an unexplained encounter he had about 50 years ago with a cone-shaped aircraft.