From an old fountain to upgrades at a city park, Waterville may be doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, J.P. Devine writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Two veterans had much in common, including the consequences of war
Billy Demo and Harold Haskins, longtime Skowhegan neighbors and Vietnam veterans, died within two weeks of each other, with more experiences in common than their families knew, Amy Calder writes.
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‘Bosch: Legacy’ better than ever, scrubbier, tougher and grittier
Bosch (Titus Welliver) is back, but under Amazon’s new banner “Freevee,” with short commercials tucked in. Go on Amazon, and learn what that’s all about. But Bosch, out of the LAPD on bad terms, is alive and well and working the streets of the City Of Angels, out of a seedy office (what else) in […]
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Dana Wilde: Things we shouldn’t have to do
Advancements in technology that we take for granted can raise disturbing questions of what it means to think, to do and to exist, Dana Wilde writes.
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‘Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy’ back with season 2
Stanley is back. The author/actor/director is back in Italy in season 2 of his popular show. The fun begins just as I have begun my online “Speaking Italian.” It’s not exactly a coincidence, but it will help listening to Stanley as he chats with his Italian guests. Stanley has been bouncing around Italy since he […]
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: What a way to go
Thinking about what it means to ‘pass,’ J.P. Devine mulls how to mark the occasion of crossing over to the other side.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Opening a door to Waterville’s South End
Colby College seniors Charlie Jodka and Quinn Burke filmed a documentary of Waterville’s South End after becoming fascinated with the neighborhood and its people when they volunteered there during a cleanup day last year, writes Amy Calder.
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‘Operation Mincemeat’ first-rate World War II British espionage thriller, writes J.P. Devine
I don’t know whose idea it was to stick such a stupid title on what is a first-rate World War II British espionage thriller, even if it was the true title. But here it is, the amazing, unbelievable plan to trick Hitler’s generals into thinking that a huge British invasion, planned for Sicily, was really […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Setting ground rules with technology
Thinking about how social media and cellphone can become distractions from living life, Liz Soares is adjusting her notifications for healthier habits.