Dear Dr. Roach: Can you explain electrolytes? How can we make sure we keep our electrolytes in the normal range within our body? Are we wasting our money purchasing bottled water that says, “includes electrolytes”? I came across an electrolyte powder that can be added to water. Is this the best way to keep electrolytes […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDear Abby
Sister’s display of greed is last straw for sibling
DEAR ABBY: My father died five years ago at 90. For the last 20 years of his life, both my sisters shunned him because they disliked his second wife (who predeceased him). She had never been anything but kind to us all. They refused to speak to him and, when he was dying, announced that […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Sagittarius: Speak up and make your feelings and intentions clear. Open a dialogue that will expose everyone’s true feelings.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Naturi Naughton, 38; Matt Czuchry, 45; Tony Stewart, 51; Cher, 76. Happy Birthday: Take pride in what you do and how you handle situations. A friendly nudge or gesture will prompt others to do their fair share. Keep an open mind, and encourage others to help bring about positive change. […]
Posted inSun Spots
Pupil in Virginia thanks Mainers for enthusiastic response
DEAR SUN SPOTS: This letter is in response to a request published April 1 from a third grade student at the Langley School in Virginia. The student was assigned to teach her classmates about the state of Maine. She wrote, “I’m hoping that you would be willing to send me some items to help me […]
Posted in175th anniversary, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Great Falls Forum: 175 years of recorded history through journalism
The first edition of the Lewiston Falls Journal was published 175 years ago. A Great Falls Forum on Thursday touched on a few highlights of history recorded by the press since then.
Posted in175th anniversary, Androscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Watch Great Falls Forum: 175 Years of Recorded History — Through Journalism
Sun Journal Reporter Steve Collins and Androscoggin Historical Society Director and Treasurer David Chittim take a look at notable events in Androscoggin County and the journalism that brought those events to light.
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on May 19
100 Years Ago: 1922 There is at least one Auburn man who doesn’t like the idea of daylight saving. He thinks if it hadn’t been for the dusk of the early morning hours that he would not have come downstairs ready for breakfast at quarter of three, one morning this week, under the delusion that […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Diarrhea, bloating and gas are hallmarks of lactose intolerant
Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 78-year-old retired medical oncologist. While in residency in New York, I got a gastrointestinal virus that left me with lactose intolerance. After a while, it improved somewhat. But in the past couple of years, using Lactaid tabs when I ate yogurt started not to be enough, and I was plagued […]
Posted inDear Abby
Wife of disabled veteran fight’s a battle of her own
DEAR ABBY: My husband is retired from the military and living with a mental illness caused by a traumatic brain injury. As a result, he’s disabled. We have four children. Over the years, he has developed an extreme sense of financial entitlement. Although I’m responsible for our finances, I cannot control his spending. His compulsions […]
Posted inHoroscope
Scorpio: Explaining how you feel and what you expect will encourage others to see things your way.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Dario Franchitti, 49; Polly Walker, 56; Grace Jones, 74; Pete Townshend, 77. Happy Birthday: Gravitate toward a positive lifestyle change. Rid yourself of stress and negativity and surround yourself with people who prop you up rather than bring you down. High energy, discipline and an open mind will encourage you […]