J.P. Devine reflects on being recognized as a weekly columnist.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Remembering my first snow in Waterville | Column
J.P. Devine recalls his first winter in Maine and the cast of characters he helped in the snow.
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A plea from Waterville: Can you hear me? | Column
J.P. Devine reflects on hearing and not hearing over the decades.
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All Waterville woman wants is a family home | Column
Living in a tent in the woods with her husband, Tasha Wellman dreams that one day she will be with her family together in a real house.
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Oakland woman says 103rd birthday will be ‘just another day’ | Column
Edith Cunningham remembers the days when there were dirt roads, no electricity, the family was snowed in for two or three days and she rode a horse-drawn sleigh to school in winter.
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Hot days in Waterville, St. Louis or Japan call for water | Column
A Waterville writer shares his memories of giving the gift of water.
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Unlike Waterville, it never rains in Hollywood | Column
Bad weather often drives people from beaches and outside activities to indoor theaters for entertainment.
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Recalling ‘M-A-S-H’ creator’s Waterville connection | Column
Dedicated “M-A-S-H” fans and Waterville residents Joe Schmalzel and his son, Joshua, gave a presentation about Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr.’s life and work at the then-Thayer Hospital, Amy Calder writes.
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Notes from the bus, Waterville writer shares the memory of a bus ride | Column
One small slip of paper from years ago discovered in a box brings back a cascade of memories, J.P. Devine writes.
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Visitors and paperwork help arrive for Waterville writer | Column
J.P. Devine and family scale the mountain of paperwork, dive into the pool of memories over Father’s Day.