Students in a beginning clay class at the Ticonic Gallery + Studio in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville say creating with their hands is therapeutic and satisfying, Amy Calder writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘All About Steve’ is really all about Mary
I’ve got to start reading the small print when I choose a movie on the movie channels. Desperate for something funny to review, all I saw was Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper. Of course, I turned it on and ignored that it was made in 2009. Where has it been since 2009? “All About Steve,” […]
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Recycling, electricity and reality
As we run out of time to make the enormous fuel and environmental policy changes necessary to salvage a decent life for our grandchildren, Dana Wilde writes that his energy is flagging against the enormous headwinds locally and globally.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Balloons — it’s a long story
Balloons can be a metaphor for so many events, small and great moments in our lives, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: As China woman confronts fatal diagnosis, she hopes for a final wish
Juli Brooks Settlemire, who’s receiving hospice care, has inspired many in community theater in central Maine and wants to find a home for the Waterville-based Aqua City Actors Theatre, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate’ famous comedy show
Remember when Richard Nixon won his first Presidential election in 1969, and appeared on the original “Laugh In” with the show’s comedy line “Sock it to me?” Right now on Netflix, you can see it all again because that famous comedy show that ran from 1968-73 on NBC with its hosts Dan Rowan and Dick […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: A nonperfect specimen
A recent trip to a primary care provider was a reminder for Liz Soares that she is still here and health issues are nothing new for her.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: A tribute to ‘Sen. Cy’
J.P. Devine remembers Cyril M. Joly Jr., his brother-in-law with whom he shared a mismatched and bumpy friendship that lasted until the day he passed.