DEAR SUN SPOTS: There will be a Clothing Giveaway from noon t 3 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at 121 Mill St. in Auburn. Gently used clothing can be dropped off at the Auburn Senior Community Center (Pettingill Park) Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s OK to leave items outside the glass […]
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Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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Looking Back on April 26, 2025: Personal matters and Oxford Plains Speedway’s $5,000 purse
Looking Back for April 26, 2025
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Employee’s hours change when boss adds errands to workload
DEAR ABBY: I started a new job a year and a half ago. It’s in a small office. My boss and I are the only employees. I enjoy the job very much, but there’s an aspect of it that has really started to wear on me. Increasingly, my boss has been asking me to take […]
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Aquarius: Follow your heart, not the crowd, and happiness will prevail.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jemima Kirke, 40; Channing Tatum, 45; Tom Welling, 48; Kevin James, 60. Happy Birthday: You can’t push back time, but you can manage how you utilize your space, time and skills. Taking charge of what you do have control over will give you a sense of pride that can help […]
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Looking Back on April 25: Eyelid-missing Steep Falls man dies, overworked DeCoster workers paid
Looking Back for April 25, 2025
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Hardworking son frustrated by siblings’ free rides from dad
DEAR ABBY: I’m in my early 40s and have been working hard since my mid 20s. I have a nice house that my wife and I are trying to pay off and two kids. We live pretty comfortably, but by no means are we well off. My dad is very well off, and he finances […]
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Capricorn: Don’t agree with anything that sounds misleading or doesn’t offer statistics that put your mind at ease.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jason Lee, 55; Renee Zellweger, 56; Hank Azaria, 61; Al Pacino, 85. Happy Birthday: Follow through. Do what you need to do, change what is no longer working for you and start fresh. Put your energy into building the life you want and need to achieve stability and peace of […]
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Reader offering table-top printing presses and typeset trays
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My family has two table top-size printing presses, along with trays of typeset from the late 1950s-early 1960s. We’re looking for names and addresses of specific collectors and hobbyists. Please call 357-1049. — Barbara, Roxbury ANSWER: You may want to put the word out to antique dealers, historical societies, drama clubs or […]
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Friend’s pain comes and goes, especially in parking lots
DEAR ABBY: My friend “Alma” has a handicapped parking permit. I never asked her why she has it. We regularly go for long walks, and she seems perfectly able-bodied. Alma did share with me once that she got the tag after an accident left her with some intermittent long-term pain. She said most days she […]
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Sagittarius: Being a positive influence will give you the advantage of sidestepping negativity and poor choices.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Katherine Webb, 36; David Boudia, 36; Kelly Clarkson, 43; Barbra Streisand, 83. Happy Birthday: Be the one to make the first move. Control situations instead of playing catch up in a competitive world. Own the floor, command attention and articulate what you want and expect in return. Life is about […]