DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 82-year-old man. I’ve had breathing difficulty due to nasal passage swelling for most of my adult life. It will clear up periodically, but then I’ll have to endure several months of this problem. Nothing I’ve tried works, and there’s always the rebound — my symptoms become worse after a few […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDear Abby
Man became abusive amid wife’s fight with cancer
DEAR ABBY: I have wanted to write you for years, but my ex-husband thought it was “ridiculous.” We were married 29 years and rarely argued, which led me to believe we had a great marriage. Then, 10 years ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had a mastectomy and was on chemotherapy for a […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Aries: Avoiding the inevitable won’t help you get ahead. Take a chance and try something you’ve never done.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jenny Slate, 40; Sarah Jessica Parker, 57; Marcia Cross, 60; Elton John, 75. Happy Birthday: Keep life simple, change what’s necessary, and concentrate on maintenance, fair play and your reputation. Don’t look on the dark side or dwell on the past when the future depends on you embracing life with […]
Posted inSun Spots
Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends in need of building after recent fire
DEAR SUN SPOTS: You have been very generous in the past in helping Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends. As some of you may know, Rose’s partner Norm Blais passed away, leaving Rose on her own with this very worthwhile endeavor. Steve Roop has graciously agreed to accept bottle and can donations at all of his Rooper’s […]
Posted inEncore
Live music at Mixers this weekend
Stone Broke is set to play Friday, March 25, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. Four talented musicians from four separate decades produce a unique blend of rock, country and blues covering songs by Dwight Yoakam to Ted Nugent and everything in between. And on Saturday, March 26, The Veggies return to play hits […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
The Heather Pierson Trio to play at One Longfellow Square
The Heather Pierson Trio will perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, at One Longfellow Square in Portland. Based in New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley, Heather Pierson is a pianist, singer/songwriter, and nationally touring performer whose inspiring live performances and growing catalog of releases delve into Americana, blues, New Orleans jazz, vocal chants, instrumental […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Waterville Opera House to stage ‘Tuck Everlasting’
“Tuck Everlasting the Musical” will be staged April 1-10 at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. April 1, 2 and 8; and 2 p.m. April 3, 9 and 10. Based on the best-selling children’s classic by Natalie Babbitt, music by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen, produced […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on March 24
100 Years Ago: 1922 Mrs. L.H. Morrell of Webster Street, Lewiston, cooked the first dandelion greens of the season Wednesday. 50 Years Ago: 1972 At the Wednesday evening meeting of the Community Little Theater Association three Bates College students, Sarah Jo Pearson, of Connecticut, George Papageorgiou of Greece, and Alan Dunham of Carver, Mass. presented […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Cyclic vomiting syndrome more common than thought
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a 40-year-old woman who is renting a room in my house, and all of a sudden, she had serious issues vomiting. Over about three weeks to a month, it was finally diagnosed as cyclic vomiting syndrome. She had to go to the emergency room several times, and of course we […]
Posted inDear Abby
Fiance’s aversion to pets plants small seed of doubt
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have gotten engaged and we are being married in a year or so. Everything about him is wonderful, and I’m excited to share my life with him — except for one worry. I have been an animal lover my entire life. After living with him this past year with […]