It’s not that I didn’t “Love Lucy,” I didn’t know Lucy. I never saw the show when it began. The show debuted in 1951, and was a big hit and ran until 1957. I wasn’t watching television in those days. I went from Air Force basic training in the Texas desert to Korea/Japan, with no […]
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Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: What did you get?
Opening up a bottle of single malt scotch, J.P. Devine ponders progress and possibilities.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State
Amy Calder: Although pandemic weighs heavily, area leaders express hopes, goals for 2022
When asked to share their aspirations for the new year, central Maine officials touched on topics like economic development, good health and helping those in need, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Goodnight, Pete. Goodnight, Rosemary.
Recalling losses on a New year about 65 years ago, J.P. Devine is thinking about family and those we can trust.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Dana Wilde: December notes on a changing winter
Looking over his daily notes, Dana Wilde catalogs how different Maine Decembers are now compared with decades ago.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: We’re not in Kansas anymore
The age-old season of joy has arrived, J.P. Devine writes, but what are we to do with the world we find ourselves in?
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Amy Calder: This holiday season let’s allow our language, and actions, to bring joy
If we act, think and speak positively and with hope during a dark time in our world, we can help brighten our lives and those of others, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Liz Soares: A Christmas wish to move beyond crisis
As we enter our second pandemic holiday season, Liz Soares contemplates all we’ve been through and what may lie ahead.