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Covering the ice storm of 1998 in the Waterville area seemed like being a war zone, Amy Calder writes.

A clinical psychologist who's treating a psychotic, suicidal woman with leukemia stuck for weeks in a hospital emergency department says the state must expand existing psychiatric resources or build new, Amy Calder writes.

There are cards to write, cookies to bake and presents to wrap, but then the stress seems to fall away and we're embraced by the joy of the Christmas season, Amy Calder writes.

Motorists get a fresh perspective of downtown Waterville with the new traffic pattern that allows for two-way traffic on Main and Front streets, Amy Calder writes.

An English teacher and editor, Kristina Kovynieva, 29, fled her Ukraine home when the Russians attacked, eventually winding up at an Oakland home where she is acclimating to life in the U.S. with a host family, Amy Calder writes.

Scott Canney had a difficult upbring and lives now at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter in Waterville, but he says he's "thankful for being alive" and next week will join friends for Thanksgiving dinner at The Lighthouse, a nearby soup kitchen, Amy Calder writes.

The rental assistance Beth Gordon was receiving was pulled a few weeks ago and she now lives in a pop-up camper in Fairfield with her two children, but she remains determined to find the opportunity that will bring a better path.

People used to watch horror movies to get frightened, but now all they need do is watch national news broadcasts, Amy Calder writes.

During October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Terry Gilman remembers her daughter, Autumn Joy Gullifer, who was murdered by Gullifer's estranged husband, and offers tips to those affected by violence, Amy Calder writes.

As other parts of the country and world regularly face natural disasters, we in Maine seem somewhat insulated, but it is just a matter of time before the state experiences its own severe weather event, Amy Calder writes.