J.P. Devine reminisces of a time he was hired as an escort.
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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Got any eggs?
Breakfast isn’t as simple as it once was when the common egg was affordable, writes J.P. Devine.
Those ‘goody, goody gumdrops’ aren’t easy to find in Maine
Reporting Aside: Feb. 15 is National Gumdrop Day. But where are the celebrated candies?, Amy Calder writes.
Is there a doctor in the house?
Are Waterville doctors being replaced by physician’s assistant-certified?
At 89, Winslow caterer is hanging up her apron
Reporting Aside: Jean Theriault is retiring after 50 years of catering everything from weddings and funerals to gun shows and birthday parties, Amy Calder writes.
An almost forgotten story about my deviation
While going over ideas for his column, J.P. Devine remembers a letter he once sent before going to war.
At 18, Winslow man loves his first full-time job
Reporting Aside: Nick Cyr landed his first full-time job about two months ago at the Goodwill store in downtown Waterville, Amy Calder writes.
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Writing headlines for these columns is a real challenge says J.P. Devine.
Taking pause in a spinning world
Reporting Aside: Dropping everything digital may be a way to find respite in a world spinning out of control, Amy Calder writes.