CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rick Astley, 59; Axl Rose, 63; Kathy Najimy, 68; Tom Brokaw, 85. Happy Birthday: Size up situations and strive to make life better for you and those you love. Put your heart and soul into providing a safe and meaningful lifestyle by only making necessary changes. Less is more, and […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inSun Spots
Oxford Hills Technical School in Paris interested in offer of fabric
DEAR SUN SPOTS: This is in reply to Barbara in Rumford who had a large amount of fabric to donate (Jan. 30 Sun Spots). The Oxford Hills Tech School, Fashion Technology Program uses donated fabric to design and create fundraising items as well as to supplement student projects. Please contact Lori Millett, fashion tech instructor, […]
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Posted inDr. Roach
Follow-up biopsies help confirm healing for celiac disease
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve been diagnosed with silent celiac disease at the late age of 62, but I probably had it for decades. (It may have led to my serious osteoporosis.) A biopsy revealed totally flattened villi. I am gluten-free and will be getting celiac-antibody, nutrient, and other regular lab work from now on. But […]
Posted inDear Abby
Two decades have not healed painful breach in relationship
DEAR ABBY: Twenty years ago, I developed psychosis with a personality change. I did things I’m ashamed of. I had an affair, remarried and moved out of the country, leaving my 13-year-old daughter with my ex-husband. I snapped out of it 15 years ago with the help of a good psychiatrist and excellent medication. I […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Feb. 5
100 Years Ago: 1925 Lewiston and Androscoggin county Institutions took Thursday to make known some of their needs to the 82nd legislature. Senator Lane presented a resolve for $14,000 for the Healy Asylum for maintenance; a resolve for $10,000 for the Girl’s orphanage and $24,000 for the St. Mary’s General hospital all of Lewiston. Representative […]
Posted inHoroscope
Gemini: Get the lowdown and research before you participate in something foreign to you.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Darren Criss, 38; Michael Sheen, 56; Jennifer Jason Leigh, 63; Barbara Hershey, 77. Happy Birthday: Test the water before you take a leap of faith. Planning and nurturing are necessary when dealing with winning or losing. Don’t deny yourself the things you need or love. Adjust expectations each step of […]
Posted inSun Spots
Federal, state government websites have links to filing online income tax forms
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am confident you can answer my question and direct me to where to get the form I need. I would like to get a mail-in form for my 2024 taxes, but cannot seem to find Form 1040 SR. It’s the only form I am required to mail in to qualify for […]
Posted inDear Abby
Woman’s surprise revelation is bewildering to relative
DEAR ABBY: I received a Facebook message from my first cousin. In it, she apologized for not communicating for the past 10 months. It ended with, “Send me your address so I can send you a birth announcement.” Abby, I wasn’t even aware that she had been pregnant. I contacted her father, who said the […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Feb. 4
100 Years Ago: 1925 A bandit’s attempt to shield a girl associate went to waste Tuesday when a jury in Salem court declared that Blanche Dubois of Lewiston, ME., was “The Girl in the Purple Mask” and a member of a robber band in Haverhill. Samuel Linden, the Chelsea boxer, whose flash of underworld chivalry […]
Posted inSun Spots
Franco-American Collection archive needs oral history participants
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn Campus is an archive that was created to preserve and promote the rich culture and heritage of Maine’s Franco-American population of today and yesterday. The Collection is located on site at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn Campus and online at https://usm.maine.edu/franco-american-collection/. […]