The walls supposedly are always closing in on Donald Trump. The end is always beginning. He’s going to quit. He’s going to be impeached and removed. He’s going to decide not to run again. Somehow or other, he’s going to relieve everyone of the responsibility of ever thinking of him again, and especially of the […]
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Story has modern implication
I was appalled to see a large photo on the front page of the Local section of the Sun Journal (Jan. 12) featuring “Family night out.” It showed a mother and five-month old son at a BYOB Family Night at Kiddos Indoor Playground in Auburn, which “gives families an opportunity to relax, eat and drink […]
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The wall would help
I am disgusted with politicians. They have been giving lip service for years — especially at election times — about stopping drug trafficking. Then, once the elections are over, they do nothing about it. Elected officials have known for years about drugs coming in on regular freight but have done nothing to inspect all cargo. […]
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Support for ranked-choice voting
Recently, I read that Republicans want to get rid of Maine’s ranked-choice voting law. Instead, I propose that steps be rapidly taken to amend the Maine Constitution to make RCV all inclusive — covering all state elections, including legislative elections and elections for governor — thus sparing the state the shame and misery of another […]
Posted inDear Abby, sj-web
Man plans to give girlfriend a ring without a proposal
DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend, “Jane,” and I have been in love for three years. We’re both in our 30s. Jane and her daughter have lived with me long enough to know that I want to be a part of — and contribute to — the rest of their lives. Jane knows I never want to […]
Posted inHoroscope, sj-web
Taurus: Refuse to accept changes from others
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Beverley Mitchell, 38; Balthazar Getty, 44; Guy Fieri, 51; Diane Lane, 54. Happy Birthday: Make your choices carefully. You’ll have plenty of options and little time to make a decision. If you take on too much, you will fall short, and if your motives aren’t good, you will end up […]
Posted inDr. Roach, sj-web
How many IBS remedies are too many?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have dealt with irritable bowel syndrome for over 40 years. I have had less cramping and loose stools when I quit drinking milk. However, now over the past few years I have had mild constipation and very frequent bloating. I take dicyclomine, 10 mg, before meals and bedtime, that helps a […]
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Girls basketball: Edward Little holds off Gorham in overtime
Red Eddies hold off Rams in rematch of last season’s state championship game.
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‘Lift Every Voice’ resonates at Bates College on Martin Luther King Day
Charles Nero, a Bates College professor who specializes in rhetoric, film and screen studies, speaks Monday morning during the Lewiston college’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) LEWISTON — On Sunday mornings in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Michael Sargent went with his grandparents to the Damascus Missionary Baptist Church. His grandfather, Booker […]