Reflecting on the story of his “Old Man,” J.P. Devine tries to reconstruct a picture of his father.
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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Amy Calder: Aw, fudge! Waterville shop continues to expand its sweet offerings to customers
Malcolm Porter and David Spinney-Porter offer up herbal incense, tea, gifts, candy — and now fudge — at their specialty store, Incense & Peppermints, in downtown Waterville, Amy Calder writes.
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‘Tehran’ classic, nerve-jangling espionage thriller
“Tehran” is an Israeli spy thriller television series created by Moshe Zonder for the Israeli public channel 11. Somehow, the first season, 2020, moved in among that year’s COVID-tainted flotilla of all-American hit shows to make people forget: “Jeopardy,” “Seinfeld,” sitcoms, “Bachelorette,” etc., one after another. Candy for the pandemic soul. So “Tehran” floated by […]
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Liz Soares: Starting a new life chapter
Reading, writing and weekend time off will define Liz Soares in the coming years, as she tips the scales in favor of life over work.
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J.P. Devine: Strange faces in heaven
J.P. Devine imagines the most interesting people you could meet and question in the afterlife.
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Amy Calder: Skowhegan conservation effort a lesson in preserving lands and legacies
Organizations like Somerset Woods Trustees, which acquire, maintain and manage land of natural or cultural significance for the benefit of the public, are to be lauded, Amy Calder writes.
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‘You’ve Got Mail’ wonderful, heart banging, electric and magical, J.P. Devine writes
When you put Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in the same movie, and keep them on screen, apart or together, you’re watching screen magic. They did three movies together and all of them winners, except when Meg decided to direct and gave us the tragic “Ithaca” in 2015 in which Tom dies. Tom Hanks Dies? […]
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Dana Wilde: The song of the Whip-poor-wills
The birds’ three-note song echoes in memory and is unforgettable many years later, Dana Wilde writes.