Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: It’s up
The easiest tree job ever has J.P. Devine thinking of cherished ornaments instead of panicking.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Amy Calder: A challenging trek into the woods yields the most exquisite tree in the world
Choosing a perfect Christmas tree in the woods of Skowhegan amid deep snow and bitter cold took a lot of effort and ingenuity, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Kennebec Journal
Dana Wilde: No, lemmings don’t commit mass suicide
The cultural cliché that lemmings display oblivious mass self-destructive behavior is rooted in a lie of the rodent species, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Now go get your shots and your milkshake
There was one bright light recently amid the bad COVID-19 news, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Amy Calder: A godsend during a pandemic
An all-night visit to the emergency room gives insight into the hard work that health care professionals do day after day, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Liz Soares: A glimmer of happiness
Unexpected ordeal while in the hospital offers lessons outside of ordinary existence, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Starbucks is closed — what?
When the local Starbucks starting locking its doors early because of short-staffing, the response from some patrons was as if the Vatican had canceled Christmas, J.P. Devine writes.