Your eyes met across the cubicle/aisle/Zoom screen, and that was it, you both knew. Aww. We’d love to hear people’s tales of dating during COVID for an upcoming Valentine’s Day feature. Drop a line or your phone number to staff writer Kathryn Skelton at kskelton@sunjournal.com by Jan. 31.
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Talk of the Town: Your guide to healthy living
Man, this is a rough time of year for writing this column.
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Mystery photo for Jan. 24, 2021
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you will be entered into a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
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In a word: Using slang makes you part of the gang
By the ’80s everything was totally tubular. I had a great place with a bodacious view where I could hang loose.
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Face Time: Dawson Walton, personal fitness trainer
Dawson Walton is a personal fitness trainer who enjoys working with people in his Rumford community and who’s made his own impressive recovery from a stroke.
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Take a breath and relax — with SAD 52’s chillin’ online community courses
If the isolation of winter and COVID-19 are getting to you, check out the Turner school district’s attention-getting, destressing courses designed for the times.
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In a word: The phonetic alphabet and the silent treatment
When we want to pronounce a word, it’s usually pretty straightforward. As long as it isn’t one of those longwinded scientific or technical terms, we either already know how to say the word or we can figure it out pretty easily by using the standard rules of American English. But in situations where accuracy and […]
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Talk of the Town: Feed the kitty. Or else.
Avert your eyes! Did you know that in Turner, they have something called a “view tax?” I kid you not, my incredulous friends. I visited a family out there earlier this week and when I commented on their view of the mountains, all white-capped and rolling and whatnot, I was told that they have to […]
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Face Time: Ciana Godin — mountainside chef, restaurateur, cheese fan
Tired of big cities, she headed to Carrabassett Valley and hasn’t looked back.
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‘Gardening begins in January, with the dream’
For many gardeners, January and February are very fertile months — for gathering seeds, planning their gardens and dreaming of spring.