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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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J.P. Devine: Because my daughter says so
We’re at war and should be dressing the part, J.P. Devine writes.
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Amy Calder: For one young Waterville couple, there’s no place like a home
Anna Zinkovitch and Kevyn Warren, homeless for several months, finally have an apartment in Waterville, thanks to help from Starfish Village Ministry and Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, Amy Calder writes.
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Hilary Swank hits the small screen in ‘Alaska Daily’
Oscar winner Hilary Swank is back, on a much smaller screen, but we have missed her and we’ll take her, no matter the size on the tube. Here is our Hilary in Tom McCarthy’s (“The Station Agent,” “Spotlight”) as Eileen Fitzgerald, an Irish-American newspaper reporter. Irish she is, with a sheet-metal attitude, a dockworker’s mouth, […]
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‘The Crown’ makes disappointing casting changes in Season 5
It’s back, and we’re happy to seek out those calmer seas, gorgeous settings and new handsome royals from the past. Well, it’s back, but the wrinkles and sags are showing. It happens to the best of us. “The Crown,” with its four seasons of civility, gorgeous cinematography, splendid words and fussy decor are there, but […]
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‘1883’ action first rate, powerful
Writer/director Taylor Sheridan has been on fire the last few years. He worked his way up from a small parts actor in shows like “Sons of Anarchy” to screenwriter and creator to hit shows like “Mayor of Kingstown” and “Yellowstone”. And in the year of flying Spiderman and buckets of sitcoms and rom coms and […]
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Liz Soares: Our complicated relationship with food
Pondering food allergies and preferences, Liz Soares recounts how her recent hospital stay provided a lesson in food choice, or a lack thereof.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Music to dance by
Throughout the years, Kay Devine has always been there for J.P. and others to help them with their ‘lines,’ and it’s those memories that has J.P. thinking of dancing with She.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Thankful for the hospital
One might think a hospital is a dangerous place to be during the pandemic, but it actually is one of the safest, Amy Calder writes.