CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Zac Efron, 37; Esperanza Spalding, 40; Freida Pinto, 40; Wynton Marsalis, 63. Happy Birthday: Live, learn and look for the positive in everything you do. Expand your interests instead of letting procrastination set in and play with your plans. An innovative approach to finances, staying fit and incorporating the things […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDr. Roach
Woman with stage 4 kidney disease needs to plan for her future
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 62-year-old female who has focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) that was diagnosed in 2001. After several years of treatment with prednisone and cyclosporine, along with an ACE inhibitor, I was in “remission” and listed as stage 3. At the time, the life expectancy of someone with FSGS was 10-20 years, […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Lewiston resident questions safety of drivers, pedestrians at city intersections
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Years ago, in Lewiston, the sidewalk curbs were painted yellow at intersections to indicate “no parking” zones because the intersection created a blind spot for oncoming traffic. Today, many of the sidewalk intersections have been made Americans with Disabilities Act accessible by removing the curbing and creating a gradual slope for ease […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Oct. 17
100 Years Ago: 1924 William Scruton, advance man for a large circus now touring the South, is spending a few days at his home in Lewiston. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Court officials say Superior Court Judge Sumner Goffin is expected back to the bench next Thursday after suffering a heart attack at his Portland home […]
Posted inDear Abby
Blowup with sister comes at worst possible time
DEAR ABBY: My out-of-state sister is facing major, life-threatening surgery. Even though she isn’t well, I asked to visit her a few days prior to a family reunion, and she agreed. While I was there, I noticed she was irritable and sharp-tongued, more so than she usually is. I let it go. However, on the […]
Posted inHoroscope
Pisces:Direct your energy into something meaningful and use your time deliberately to ensure that you reduce stress.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Felicity Jones, 41; Eminem, 52; Rob Marshall, 64; Alan Jackson, 66. Happy Birthday: Use your energy beneficially. If you let situations escalate into battle, you will deplete your energy and fall behind. Don’t allow negativity to eat away at you; if you direct your energy wisely, your success will be […]
Posted inDr. Roach
The quality of life under an aromatase inhibitor is very poor
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old female and a 25-year survivor of ovarian cancer. In the past three years, I have also had Merkel cell cancer, breast cancer, and now squamous cell cancer on my lip. I have been on an aromatase inhibitor for the past eight months and have side effects that keep […]
Posted inSun Spots
Prince of Peace Parish accepting used furniture, household items for ministry
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Addressing the request for where to donate used furniture: The Prince of Peace Catholic parish church bulletin featured a request for such items for Father Sevigny’s ministry. More details can be found on their website where you can find a copy of that particular bulletin. The number to call is listed there. […]
Posted inEncore
UMA professor writes book to help overcome rudeness in oneself and others
Rudeness seems to be everywhere these days. In his new book, “Rudeness Rehab: Reclaiming Civility in the Workplace and Your Home Space,” author John M. O’Brien, psychologist and adjunct professor at the University of Maine at Augusta, compares the spread of rudeness in our culture to the spread of COVID-19, “[it’s] like a new pandemic […]
Posted inEncore
Multimedia presentation to focus on book about Scott Joplin
University of Maine at Augusta