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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: And clean underwear …
No one wants to die ‘on the street,’ but if that happens you’ll want to be wearing a clean pair of underwear, J.P. Devine writes.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: We excel at accumulating stuff, but as we age it becomes less and less important
People and relationships matter more than material things, a truth we appreciate more as the years pass, Amy Calder writes.
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‘The Good House’ about everyday heroes who fight addiction
Finally, a warm inviting film that comes as autumn balm, while action movies burn the world down around us, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Indian summer?
As the temperature drops, J.P. Devine is thinking about adjustments.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: She found a home for her children in Etna, but struggles remain and winter awaits
Single working parent Kathy Cooper found a house to rent in the Penobscot County town of Etna for her and her four children after she received an eviction notice from her landlord in St. Albans, but the rental price is nearly twice what she paid before and the house needs a lot of attention, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Chef’s Table: Pizza’ is a slice of goodness, J.P. Devine writes
The temperatures have dropped. Soon it will be dark at noon. What then is for dinner? Here, on Netflix is a piece (several slices) for you busy folks to consider and salivate over. “Dig in” it says to the best pizzas from around the world, prepared by renowned chefs who bake passion, creativity and hard […]
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Transfixed by a September field
Contemplating a natural beauty so intense it’s almost unendurable is like encountering an angel, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On The Edge: Notes on Labor Day
As summer slides away, J.P. Devine muses on a birthday a long time ago.