Dear Dr. Roach: I have a question for your column. What is the number of LDL cholesterol that would necessitate taking statins? I am an active 51-year-old female and weigh 126 pounds at 5 feet, 2 inches tall. I eat a healthy diet and avoid trans fat. My total cholesterol is 260, LDL is 173 […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inHoroscope
Pisces: Before you make a decision, consider what’s involved and any consequences you may face.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kelly Monaco, 46; Jewel, 48; Drew Carey, 64; Joan Collins, 89. Happy Birthday: Take the path of least resistance. Worry less about what others are up to; focus on what’s important to you and how to make a difference. Sharing insight and offering alternative solutions will put you in the […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Auburn veteran seeks missing Fort Dix training yearbook
DEAR SUN SPOTS: This is a shot in the dark, but you’ve been so good at recovering or finding lost items. I misplaced or lent out my 1962 Fort Dix Basic Training yearbook and have been unable to locate it for several years. I am hoping someone out there has it or found it. The […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Alex Cuba concert scheduled for Strand Theatre
Strand Theatre will host Alex Cuba at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at 345 Main St. in Rockland. The Latin Grammy/Juno winner is not tied to tradition. The Cuban-born Canadian brings a cross-cultural musicality to his Latin roots, expressed with sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and powerful guitar riffs. Tickets cost $18 in advance, or $20 […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Antje Duvekot and Ellis Paul plan Brownfield concert
Antje Duvekot and Ellis Paul plan to take the stage at 8 p.m. Sunday May 29, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. Paul was a principle leader in the wave of singer/songwriters that emerged from the Boston folk scene, creating a movement that revitalized the national acoustic circuit with an urban, […]
Posted inDear Abby
Teacher’s spouse concerned by toll the job has taken
DEAR ABBY: My husband’s job brings him a great deal of unhappiness, but he doesn’t want to quit. He has been a high school Spanish teacher for 13 years. It’s the only career he’s ever known. There have always been ups and downs, but the problems over the past few years seem to be that […]
Posted inHoroscope
Aquarius: Don’t feel pressured to decide if you aren’t ready. Pay more attention to how you feel and look,
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Novak Djokovic, 35; Apolo Ohno, 40; Ginnifer Goodwin, 44; Naomi Campbell, 52. Happy Birthday: Keep moving, follow your heart and look for life’s little pleasures. Take responsibility for your happiness, and refuse to let negativity or emotional mayhem take over. Choose to use your intelligence and imagination to the fullest, […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Serialized mystery: The Headless Skeleton
In the fall of 1873, a Lewiston woodcutter stumbled upon a headless skeleton and a tattered black dress lying beside some pine trees near the city’s most romantic drive. This series, published in weekly chapters on Sundays, tells the story.
Posted in175th anniversary, Lewiston-Auburn
Chapter 1: The Mystery of the Headless Skeleton
Let’s go back in time to a crisp Wednesday in mid-October of 1873, beside a small clump of pine trees along the most romantic drive in Lewiston, a mile away from anyone’s home.
Posted in175th anniversary
Former Auburn man’s 1897 ‘airship’ full of hot air
The real inventor of the Skycycle flew one over Lewiston 18 months before Arthur Wallace Barnard took flight in Tennessee