DEAR ABBY: I am an only child and I love my mother. My father passed away after a short illness three years ago, leaving my mother a widow. My problem is, she calls me multiple times a day. I’m not one of those women whose mom is my best friend or someone who enjoys talking […]
Life & Culture
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Posted inDr. Roach
Family history of breast cancer prompts man to get examined
DEAR DR. ROACH: My mother and both of her sisters had breast cancer in their 30s, with my mother eventually passing after her third bout at age 43. They all grew up in the same house that I grew up in. I’m now a 34-year-old father of three small children. I don’t want to die […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Seeking maker of angel wing ornaments from ELHS craft fair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Saturday, Nov. 19, my sister went to the Edward Little High School Christmas Fair where she found two beautiful Christmas ornaments. The one she gave me is green with angel wings and reads, “I have an angel in heaven, I call him my husband.” I have been so touched by it. […]
Posted inHoroscope
Scorpio: Look for alternative ways to bring in cash or to live on less. Create a lifestyle that works best for you.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mo’Nique, 55; Gary Dourdan, 56; Jermaine Jackson, 68; Bess Armstrong, 69. Happy Birthday: A positive attitude will carry you through any ordeal you face this year. Refuse to let other people cause problems for you. Be direct about what you are willing to do, and go about your business. Take […]
Posted inDear Abby
Friend’s change to will may signal serious issue
DEAR ABBY: You printed a letter from an individual whose failing, elderly friend made an abrupt change to his will (“Promise Withdrawn in Texas,” Aug. 27). Because of the change, the elder’s entire estate will go to his live-in caregivers. The writer expressed surprise that the 90-year-old gentleman had reneged on his oft-repeated promise to […]
Posted inHoroscope
Scorpio: Look for alternative ways to bring in cash or to live on less. Create a lifestyle that works best for you. Choose moderation.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mo’Nique, 55; Gary Dourdan, 56; Jermaine Jackson, 68; Bess Armstrong, 69. Happy Birthday: A positive attitude will carry you through any ordeal you face this year. Refuse to let other people cause problems for you. Be direct about what you are willing to do, and go about your business. Take […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Stone Mountain LIVE for Christmas event set
Stone Mountain LIVE for Christmas is set to begin at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Carol Noonan, who hosts this unique revue style show with her house band the Stone Mountain Boys featuring guitarists Duke Levine and Kevin Barry and special guest Bill Kirchen, famed of […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Dec. 10: ‘Two arrested after fight over pooch;
Read more about Dec. 10, 1997, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1922 Among those leaving today to attend the meeting of the Maine State Grange are Mrs. Charles E. Jackson, Greene, Androscoggin Grange; Mrs. Nellie Hascall, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Roakes, Mrs. W. G Durgin, Lake View; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Boothby and […]
Posted inDear Abby
Relationships get tangled as student meets new peers
DEAR ABBY: I’m a high school junior in a predicament. Early in my sophomore year, during a school trip, I developed strong feelings for a girl named “Joelle.” She’s a grade ahead of me, meaning I don’t see her often or have many chances to talk to her during school except for the occasional chance […]