100 Years Ago: 1922 The members of Martindale Country Club anticipate the dance Saturday evening, which is to be the first of a series to be held thruout the summer. The golf Inks and cool verandahs of the clubhouse will prove to be a godsend this season to the tired businessman who is unable to […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDr. Roach
How often do you need to visit your podiatrist?
Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 85-year-old female. Three years ago, a podiatrist diagnosed neuropathy (non-diabetic). He prescribed an orthotic for my shoe, measured some numbness and said come back in a year. I have made two yearly visits with his cutting my nails and checking feeling, which has progressed with numbness in my toes […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Cancer: Personal changes will give you confidence and encourage you to follow through with your plans.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Maria Menounos, 44; Kanye West, 45; Julianna Margulies, 56; Keenen Ivory Wayans, 64. Happy Birthday: Decide what’s possible and profitable before you agree to participate. Take it upon yourself to hunt for the truth; build a solid plan that you can do alone. A change of heart regarding how you […]
Posted inSun Spots
Garage sale, art auction to benefit Woman’s Literary Union
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Woman’s Literary Union has two fundraisers next weekend at the Foss Mansion at 19 Elm St. in Auburn. The WLU Garage Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, followed by an art auction from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday. All funds will go toward restoration of the […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Theater at Monmouth announces 53rd season lineup
‘Anthony and Cleopatra,’ ‘Amphitryon,’ ‘Comedy of Errors,’ ‘Eurydice,’ and ‘Pandora and Her Top Secret and Exceptionally Important Scientific Mission,’ also are planned.
Posted inDear Abby
Recovering alcoholic feels helpless as cousin implodes
DEAR ABBY: I was an alcoholic. I have been sober since 1994. I live with my elderly aunt and assist her while working in ministry. Her son lives with us and is, basically, a hopeless alcoholic. He drinks all day and lies on the couch. I know that if this continues, it will be fatal. […]
Posted inDear Abby
Stepfather has never been treated with much respect
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been the stepfather of two girls for 18 years. They are 22 and 24 now. My wife and her ex-husband adopted them at birth. When they were 2 and 4, he had an affair and left them for a woman who had two children. Why do these two girls look at HIM […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on June 7
100 Years Ago: 1922 Members of Mary Dillingham Chapter are anticipating with much pleasure the annual outing to the Bryant home on Webster Road Saturday all day. Auburn members will meet at Getchell’s Drug Store at 10 o’clock (daylight savings time) and Lewiston, at Peck’s store, five minutes later. Transportation will be by Leonard Ott’s […]
Posted inDr. Roach
When shingles lingers, the pain is called postherpetic neuralgia
Dear Dr. Roach: My spouse, now 61, had shingles two years ago. Though the rash cleared up quickly, the nerve pain has never subsided. Is the virus still at work, or does she have permanent nerve damage? Because her doctor has always kept her vaccines up to date, we are not sure how she missed […]
Posted inHoroscope
Gemini: Have a strategy in place that is easy for you to follow all by yourself. Being self-sufficient will give you a push to take care of unfinished business.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Iggy Azalea, 32; Michael Cera, 34; Bill Hader, 44; Liam Neeson, 70. Happy Birthday: Pick up the pieces and head for the finish line. Put an end to whatever isn’t working for you and start anew. Focus on what you want to achieve, and refuse to let anyone come between […]