Mulling the meaning of astrology signs, J.P. Devine remembers the time his life changed on the spot.
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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Reporting Aside: After wave of grief, Waterville woman urges others to ‘reach out to the people that love you’
Denise Dutil looks forward to the day the new skatepark at Green Street Park in Waterville’s South End bears the name of her son, Dave Dutil Jr., who died by suicide in 2016, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
‘Breaking’ gives us a Denzel-ish performance by John Boyega, J.P. Devine says
All Brian Brown-Easley wanted on July 7, 2017, was $892.34, the amount that some far away cog in the rusty wheels of the Dept. of Veteran Affairs had, for some reason, withheld from his last disability check. Brian (played here by a remarkable John Boyega, with a hint of Denzel-ish ferocity aboard) at this time […]
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Of time and toads
Exploring the outdoors with a 5-year-old, Dana Wilde navigates the wild frontier of a child’s wonder and all that’s discovered along the way.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Ties and tablecloths
Pondering the meaning of ‘fine dining,’ J.P. Devine realizes the truth is in the details … and who you date.
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‘The Last Movie Stars’ about Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward
It’s long, this tortuous, winding road down the history of the family Newman, six long hours to be precise. Each segment runs about an hour each. That’s a long sit when all you’re learning about is secrets behind the glossy, turbulent love life of two very blonde, very blue-eyed movie stars, Paul Newman and […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Planning day trips increasingly complicated
Everything from the weather to social, cultural, political, economic and health implications are factored in when planning dining out on day trips nowadays, Liz Soares writes.
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On the Edge: Fever dreams and hallucinatory thoughts
Oppressive heat, in Maine of all places, led to a swampy, sleepless night for J.P. Devine as his thoughts lurched from Hoffa to O’Toole.