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.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
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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.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State
Amy Calder: Divulging Christmas secrets, long ago
Sneaking into closets to find out what presents would grace the Christmas tree was a typical practice in the Calder family, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Dana Wilde: Life finds a way
Pondering the meaning of “invasive” species, Dana Wilde reflects on the surprising ways in which nonnative plants and animals are popping up in our environment.