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Columns, J.P. Devine

On the Edge: A whisper to breathe

January 15, 2023January 13, 2023

In the stressful moments of life, J.P. Devine recalls the clarity that comes with taking a deep breath.

Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Michael G. Seamans: Life on Waterville island featured hard living, and comfort to those in need

by Michael G. Seamans January 13, 2023January 14, 2023

Over the course of several months, Morning Sentinel photographer Michael G. Seamans captured images of people living at a homeless encampment along the Kennebec River, and came to learn his assumptions about them were wrong.

Amy Calder, Morning Sentinel

Reporting Aside: Behold the perfection that is the Maine potato

by Amy Calder January 13, 2023January 13, 2023

After two or three days of eating poorly, all it takes to feel better again is to consume a hot Maine potato, mashed, dabbed with butter and salt-and-peppered, Amy Calder writes.

J.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine

‘Slow Horses’ finale one nail-biting scene after another, J.P. Devine writes

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

The fifth and finale episode of “Slow Horses,” titled “Old Scores,” does not disappoint. The show, based on Mick Herron’s “Dead Lions,” gives us in this last hour, “Code September” and the “Cicadas,” (long sleeping and forgotten Russian spies) for an operation that will bring to mind 9/11. I will tell you no more except […]

Columns, Dana Wilde

Backyard Naturalist: Glimpses of Mercury

January 11, 2023January 25, 2023

The rare times we can see Mercury in the night sky are reminders of the planet’s mysterious travels in space, like dreams that appear just before waking, Dana Wilde writes.