Hollywood has always smelled money in teams, am I wrong? Who can blame them? The list of Gold Teams is endless. We remember Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, Hope and Crosby, Judy and Mickey, Roy Rogers and Trigger, and then Jane came along and Tarzan dropped Cheeta, just when we kids loved them. The […]
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Climate change reports
Discouraging facts from a new climate change report come even as some readers are environmentally undaunted, Dana Wilde writes.
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: An Irish family tradition
Recalling his Irish roots, J.P. Devine reflects on the melting pot of his own family experience.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: A family tradition
Recalling his Irish roots, J.P. Devine reflects on the melting pot of his own family experience.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Rather than investing in ‘stuff,’ Waterville woman says, invest in others
Brenda Whitney gets joy from helping others, without looking for thank-yous, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘The Quiet Girl’ is pure Irish from top to bottom
As the grandson of Irish immigrants to America, I have always been drawn, even for a few moments, to any tale of Irish gloom, which is almost always the basement where such films begin. Most Irish films, like “Waking Ned Devine” are darlin’ comedies, and others like 2015’s “Brooklyn” starring Saoirse Ronan are laced with […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Basic context often missing from Facebook posts
Scrolling through her Facebook feed, Liz Soares often yearns for friends to provide more information about the photos they’re posting.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: What a drag
A history lesson on the term “drag” brings us back to men appearing in women’s clothing in Shakespeare’s plays, J.P. Devine writes.