An operation last week has Liz Soares looking toward a future that might even include her again lacing on ice skates.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
‘West Side Story’ sweet goodbye, end of Hollywood’s music magic
Here it is. For this reviewer and ex-New Yorker who saw the Broadway musical before it opened, walked his dog on the debris that became Lincoln Center, watched Jerome Robbins’ first dance sketches at the City Center Ballet and thanks to my life in all those places, I come with legitimate credentials and strong opinions. […]
J.P. Devine: Buddy, can you spare a saw?
In search for browntail moth nests to wage war against in his yard, J.P. Devine mulls how “it’s always somethin’.”
Amy Calder: Decades after suffering abuse, Waterville man offers a message and a warning
The man, who is on palliative care, tells his story about having been sexually abused as a child in an effort to spread awareness, warn parents to pay attention to their children and let children know it’s OK to tell someone when abuse occurs, Amy Calder writes.
Dana Wilde: Rings of light
Pondering the moons around Jupiter, Dana Wilde mulls the movement of endless light in our skies.
Rich Abrahamson: Riggs the police K-9 might be new but he has already made an impression
There was a doggone good photo opportunity recently when the Morning Sentinel did a story about the new police dog in Waterville. One photograph in particular drew many cheers, but some jeers, too.
J.P. Devine: There are stories here
War historically produces great literature, full of blood and anguish and the stories of our lives, J.P. Devine writes.
Amy Calder: A little thank you can go a long way
Volunteers at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Waterville have been making bag lunches for school staff and bus drivers as a way to thank them for their work during the pandemic, Amy Calder writes.