Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the edge: A ghost story
A tale from decades ago about a kiss and a slap on a rainy Halloween night in New York has J.P. Devine musing about mystery and paranoia.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Who needs Halloween when we have the nightly news?
People used to watch horror movies to get frightened, but now all they need do is watch national news broadcasts, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: The beautiful, reviled shag
Cormorants vibrate some living thread between here and boyhood as they fish local waters, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Where are the statues?
Waterville is looking more and more like a bustling city, but it’s lacking statues of iconic local personalities, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: A mother urgently tells domestic violence victims that, ‘You have to be careful when you leave’
During October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Terry Gilman remembers her daughter, Autumn Joy Gullifer, who was murdered by Gullifer’s estranged husband, and offers tips to those affected by violence, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy’ season 3 kicks off in Calabria
Tucci is back. Our beloved Stanley Tucci, beautifully dressed and tanned, is back on CNN in season 3 of his tours of his native Italy, and we’re happy to see him eating again. So far we’ve watched one of our favorite actors prowling the streets of, (let me check my notes, and there are pages […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Sitcoms reflect endless possibilities
Watching an episode of ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ reminds Liz Soares of being 14 years old and realizing what is possible in a changing world.