From childhood to now, the words of the bard of New England have described the world Amy Calder knows and infused it with meaning for her, she writes.
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Amy Calder: As time and technology march on, what are we leaving behind?
As technology changes how we do things and how we live our lives, does it make us any happier than those who choose to live without it, asks Amy Calder.
Amy Calder: You don’t know the full story until after a person dies
When Vaughan Orchard’s schizophrenia took over his life, a family and a man were left behind, writes Amy Calder.
Amy Calder: March, the month we leave winter behind and embrace the spring
While the last vestiges of winter hang on, it’s always good to look ahead to the light and warmth of lengthening days, writes Amy Calder.
Amy Calder: Sometimes you need to change the channel in your head
A story her mother told her about a cat and her father might be just the antidote to the stress ailing society now, writes Amy Calder.
Amy Calder: Jimmy Dutton’s Waterville odyssey
Dutton has been in prison, he’s been homeless and he’s lived in the shelter; but now he’s making his way back to stability because he gets help from people who care, one day at a time, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Isn’t it time to have a woman as president?
While Oprah has had people talking, Republicans and Democrats in Maine have been grooming women to run for office, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Birds forsaking feeders, finding plenty of natural food
If birds are not flocking to the feeder on the porch, it’s because they are finding nourishment in the wild, writes Amy Calder.
Amy Calder: Waterville shelter support gives woman a hand up
When one woman puts her life in perspective and tells her story, it can lead to a connection that will change her life, writes Amy Calder.
Court hears OUI cases as accident death toll rises in Maine
With Christmas fast approaching, Amy Calder proposes this year we shoot for zero fatalities during the holiday, five better than last year.