An English teacher and editor, Kristina Kovynieva, 29, fled her Ukraine home when the Russians attacked, eventually winding up at an Oakland home where she is acclimating to life in the U.S. with a host family, Amy Calder writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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‘The Wonder’ is a miracle of a film
This is the best piece of work you’ll see this year, perhaps any year yet, writes J.P. Devine.
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‘Julia’ changed the way America, and possibly the world, looked at food, especially French cuisine
“I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.” — Julia Child Julia Child was born Julia McWilliams, on Aug. 15, 1912, in Pasadena, California. The eldest of three children, at 6 feet 2 inches, Julia wasn’t the tallest of her siblings. Her sister was 6 feet 4 inches, and her […]
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Backyard Naturalist: November notes
From an apparition of August to crusty snow and brumal cold, the month of November revealed a season changing and a sense that time is standing still, Dana Wilde writes.
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On the Edge: Thankful for the (Irish) memories
An old family photo has J.P. Devine reminiscing about coal, too many potatoes and a pony.
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Reporting Aside: Man remains thankful through the slings and arrows of life
Scott Canney had a difficult upbring and lives now at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter in Waterville, but he says he’s “thankful for being alive” and next week will join friends for Thanksgiving dinner at The Lighthouse, a nearby soup kitchen, Amy Calder writes.
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‘Going in Style’ a soufflé, yes, but a tasty one
It’s getting colder and darker, and soon it will be snowing, and you’re not going to want to venture out of your living room this night. Here is your chance, and like chances of all sorts, it often only comes once in a lifetime. The film, a remake of an old 1979 movie, is “Going […]
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Thinking Things Through: Counting down to Christmas, in due time
Tradition holds that the Christmas season begins on the first Sunday of Advent, Liz Soares writes.
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On the Edge: On becoming Felix Unger
Leaning into his feminine side, J.P. Devine has developed an insane passion for neatness.