Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
On the Edge: It’s all about stuff
Mulling a move to someplace else, J.P. Devine is reminded of all the stuff in their house and how it’s tethering them to their Waterville abode.
Amy Calder: The joys of life come with expectation
Having the ability to experience anticipation, no matter how small or simple the wish or want, should be something everyone regularly enjoys, Amy Calder writes.
‘The Coldest Game’ loaded with usual suspects
I scrolled endlessly through Netflix, Hulu, Prime, HBOMax and all the myriad offerings on my living room screen and prepared to go to bed. Then I saw Bill Pullman, (“Independence Day,” “The Sinner”) one of my favorite actors, stable, not a headliner, who eschews car chases as a rule, but is a trained actor. Here […]
Thinking Things Through: Reveling in the sunshine of a new day
A return of warmer temperatures has Liz Soares also reflecting on the joy of getting out and seeing people, and doing so in a safe way.
On the Edge: The Easter Bunny cometh
A lot of scary things are going on right now, so J.P. Devine is thinking of colored eggs, bonnets and baskets and chocolate bunnies.
Dana Wilde: Snow buntings in winter
Brightening up our winter fields, the white-feathered birds have interesting migration patterns tied to colder climate, Dana Wilde writes.
’Slow Horses’ the sort of fun the British do so well, and the gang of swells is here doing it
The impressible John le Carre gave us a host of spies in his famous novels. Always my favorite would be Alec Leamas from “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,” who said, “What do you think spies are: priests, saints and martyrs? They’re a squalid procession of vain fools, traitors, too, yes; pansies, sadists […]