CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jason Sudeikis, 47; James Marsden, 49; Jada Pinkett Smith, 51; Aisha Tyler, 52. Happy Birthday: Leave yourself plenty of time to sort through emotional matters or situations that affect you and those close to you. Rely on resourcefulness and the ability to discover and create unique solutions to any obstacles […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDear Abby
Husband fondly idolizes old girlfriends to wife
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 40 years, and we’ve had our ups and downs. My problem is, he frequently talks about the girls he knew before me. He describes them all in glowing terms — gorgeous, perfect body, beautiful hair, well-endowed and on and on. It makes me feel self-conscious […]
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Chapter 18: A visit to Switzerland Road
Eben Pillsbury, an attorney for accused killer James M. “Jim” Lowell, had suggested the visit, telling the judge that in seeing the spot, jurors “might better understand its surroundings.”
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Beloved ‘Old Man of the Falls’ no match for ‘progress’
After crews dynamited a rock formation at Lewiston Falls in 1899, it began to succumb to the Androscoggin River it once overlooked.
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Sept. 17
100 Years Ago: 1922 Kiwanians are preparing for a big event on Sept. 27 when the Lewiston-Auburn club and the Augusta club will motor to Poland Spring which they are to call the Kiwanis Inter-City Field Day. Vans are being formulated for a full afternoon of sports. The clubs, of which there will be about […]
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Living at boyfriend’s house requires dealing with dad
DEAR ABBY: I live with my boyfriend and his father. I moved in two years ago to help them pay bills so they could keep living in the house my boyfriend grew up in. But the situation has become unlivable. My boyfriend’s father is rude, racist and self-centered. It doesn’t matter that we are struggling; […]
Posted inHoroscope
Libra: Skills and experience. Mixing business with pleasure will be beneficial. Avoid health risks.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Patrick Mahomes, 27; Danielle Brooks, 33; Doug E. Fresh, 56; Kyle Chandler, 57. Happy Birthday: Take on something new and exciting, and let go of the things you have no control over. If you want to get ahead, you must adjust your mindset to be open and responsive to opportunities […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 16
100 Years Ago: 1922 The Spanish American War veterans are to hold a corn roast Sunday at the home of William Ricker, Peppermint corner to which G.A.R. members are invited. They are to leave on the 9 am Lisbon Falls car. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Members of the Auburn Police Benefit Association are planning a […]
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Colleague’s cancer fight waged in different manner
DEAR ABBY: My husband was diagnosed with advanced chronic leukemia seven years ago. After two rounds of chemo, he was better for a while but was diagnosed with advanced multiple myeloma a year ago. He has been through almost constant chemo and radiation, lost more than six inches of height due to osteoporosis and fractures, […]
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Virgo: Focus on making positive changes that will encourage you to do the best job possible.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nick Jonas, 30; Danny Ramirez, 30; Alexis Bledel, 41; Amy Poehler, 51. Happy Birthday: Chill out, relax and refuse to let others fire you up emotionally. Stand your ground and concentrate on what’s important to you instead of worrying about what others do or think. Use your imagination to figure […]