DEAR ABBY: I have been working through major anxiety issues with a therapist for the last few months. Sometimes he is very helpful; other times he goes off on tangents, talking about topics I don’t feel the need to discuss (and things that don’t necessarily pertain to me). I find it frustrating, and at times, […]
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Talk of the town: Copied and pasted
Did you see that awesome television program and/or athletic event? I hate writing Talk of the Town after a long vacation. How in blue blazes do I know what you people are talking about? I’m afraid I’m going to have to take a look at your personal diaries before I proceed. Copy THIS! A couple […]
1 million dollars for a fire truck? Yup, and here’s why.
Lewiston’s new $1 million fire engine is ‘The total package,’ says Lewiston’s fire chief and staff, and well worth the money to protect the city’s citizens and buildings. Here’s what’s in that package.
Face Time: Rob Crosby, looking to clean up Auburn’s shores
During the early hours of July 27, Rob Crosby, a Turner resident and an avid bird-watcher, kayaker and photographer, was preparing to launch his kayak into the Basin, a popular pond located off Holbrook Road in Auburn, when he noticed a peculiar sight. Crosby said an adult loon was sitting on land, several feet away […]
Mystery Photo for November 10
Guess correctly and be entered into a drawing for a Hannaford gift card.
Robbins celebrate 50th anniversary
CLEVELAND, Tennessee — Larry and Martha Robbins of Cleveland, Tennessee, formerly from Dixfield and Norridgewock, Maine, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 24, at the Bowman Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church at 1 p.m. Their relationship began in South Lancaster, Massachusetts, during the time of the 1969 moon landing and the Vietnam […]
Eugenia Last, horoscope, Libra: Look inward to discover things to change
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Miranda Lambert, 36; Ellen Pompeo, 50; Tracy Morgan, 51; Michael Jai White, 52. Happy Birthday: Weigh the pros and cons. Stay focused on what you can do, and work toward the destination of choice. Set the pace, and put physical energy into the activities, people and events that regenerate you. […]
Dear Abby: Nothing wrong with wishing ‘Merry Christmas’
DEAR ABBY: I work retail and have bipolar disorder. (I have been stable for nine years.) A few Christmases ago, a customer called me “hateful” because I wished her a Merry Christmas. (She doesn’t come into the store anymore.) My manager and co-workers explained that she was in a bad mood that day, and it […]
Christopher Elliott, Travel Navigator: For water safety abroad, don’t rely on your eyes
Christopher Elliott Special to The Washington Post Water standards vary around the world. About 71 percent of the global population uses a safely managed drinking water service, according to the World Health Organization. But 785 million people lack clean drinking water, and at least 2 billion people rely on a drinking water source contaminated with […]
Nature Therapy: It’s more than a walk in the Maine woods
Some call it ‘forest bathing.’ The Japanese call it ‘shinrin-yoku.’ Whatever you call it, a growing body of research is proving what many outdoors enthusiasts already know: Spending time in nature reduces anxiety, lessens depression and is increasingly popular as therapy.