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J.P. Devine
  • Published
    April 19, 2013

    ‘No more hurting people … Peace’

    Each week I try to make myself laugh in hopes that it will make you laugh, and when I do, it shatters the darkness.

  • Published
    April 12, 2013

    The changing of the apron

    As his empty nest soon sees the return of its matron, J.P. Devine's "Home Daddy" ways are about to change.

  • Published
    April 5, 2013

    I remember

    I had a good idea for a column this morning, but I didn’t write it down and then I forgot it. Maybe it’s the cold or the wind. I can’t ever remember not being a great rememberer.

  • Published
    March 29, 2013

    Not another egg coloring, chocolate bunny, religious Easter column

    OK, this is my Easter column. It’s Good Friday, and I have no idea what to write about. I’ve written more than 29 years of Easter columns.

  • Published
    March 22, 2013

    Oh, for a muse of fire

    I’m warm now. I finally got smart, and here I am cozy and warm.

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  • Published
    March 15, 2013

    It’s an Irish Catholic thing

    In case you haven’t noticed, it’s St. Padraig’s Day again, and yes, that’s how you really spell it.

  • Published
    March 8, 2013

    What’s in that meatloaf?

    The European horse meat scandal has J.P. Devine wondering about childhood meals and the fates of famed horses of yore.

  • Published
    March 1, 2013

    The dead giveaways of concealed-weapon permit holders

    The state might not want you to know who's carrying a hidden firearm, but J.P. Devine knows how to spot a Gat in a crowd.

  • Published
    February 22, 2013

    Empty nesters build new nests

    I know how overwhelmed you are by the news, getting your concealed-weapon permit, fretting about the sequester, sending get-well cards to the survivors of that Carnival cruise ship in Mobile, Ala., and wondering if the Chinese military has hacked your Facebook homepage. But this item may be about you.

  • Published
    February 15, 2013

    It’s the age of retirement

    OMG, the Pope is retiring. Pope Benedict XVI is retiring from the Vatican only months before she, who retires from teaching in June. Of course, this is a coincidence, but still of interest.