CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rihanna, 31; Brian Littrell, 44; Willie Garson, 55; Sidney Poitier, 92. Happy Birthday: Focus on what’s important. As long as you take care of your responsibilities and don’t let emotional matters dictate what you do or the decisions you make, you will come out on top. Letting someone interfere in […]

Gemini: Clear up any misunderstanding quickly

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rihanna, 31; Brian Littrell, 44; Willie Garson, 55; Sidney Poitier, 92. Happy Birthday: Focus on what’s important. As long as you take care of your responsibilities and don’t let emotional matters dictate what you do or the decisions you make, you will come out on top. Letting someone interfere in […]

Taurus: Lay down some ground rules

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Molly Ringwald, 51; Matt Dillon, 55; John Travolta, 65; Yoko Ono, 86. Happy Birthday: Make changes for the right reason. Consider what will benefit you the most. Look for opportunities that will encourage you to update and use your skills to fit a trend or job market. Spice up your […]

Veterans Council seeking names for war memorial

Dear Sun Spots: Every year the L/A Veterans Council dedicates a memorial stone at the Veterans Memorial Park, next to the Great Falls on Main Street in Lewiston. This year the dedication will be on Memorial Day. Auburn is celebrating its sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary with a parade starting at Kennedy Park near Simone’s that will go through […]

Better oversight on supplements would be a welcome change

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 72-year-old retired operating room nurse. I grow tired of seeing endless television advertisements for “holistic” remedies that claim to cure everything from low testosterone and erectile dysfunction to baldness. The ones that claim to “cure” enlarged prostate are particularly infuriating. They might as well claim to “cure” breast cancer. […]

Vitamin E worth a trial for some NASH patients

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and had very high AST and ALT numbers. I lost about 25 pounds, and the numbers were normal. As a result of other health issues, the weight came back and the numbers went up. My liver specialist suggested we try 800 IU of vitamin E daily. Without losing weight the reports are now in the normal range. Although it will not clear the existing damage, this will prevent further damage. It’s worth suggesting that people try this. If it works, great. If it doesn’t, no harm has been done. — J.T.

Son keeps his social life out of his parents’ view

DEAR ABBY: Our 22-year-old son stays with us. He has a part-time job and goes to school part-time. He is somewhat secretive. We don’t know his friends or where he goes. One day he brought a male friend over and they hung out in our guesthouse, drinking and playing video games. This went on for […]

Grandma is collateral damage in man’s war with mother

DEAR ABBY: I’m close to 70 and have three grown children. I’ve been a widow for 15 years. My oldest son, age 45, has pretty much cut himself off from our fairly close family. His reason: Two years ago, after I had surgery for lung cancer, he claims I told him I wished I had […]

One nice turn grows awkward when friend asks too much

DEAR ABBY: About a year ago, a good friend, “Beth,” went through a violent tragedy that destroyed her family. My husband and I own a small waterfront property, so during the months following, I took Beth away for the weekend to hopefully allow her some healing and emotional recovery. She then asked me to go […]

New mother can’t let go of story of baby’s death

DEAR ABBY: I recently had a baby, and I have been diagnosed as having postpartum depression. I have tried all of the prescribed medications but took myself off them because of the side effects. The issue I’m having is I read a news story about a tiny baby who was scalded to death years ago […]