DEAR ABBY: My co-workers and I want to know how to handle customers who ask us out. We are an all-female staff at a liquor store, and our job is kind of like being a bartender without pouring drinks. Our customers are happy to see us after a long day at work and sometimes misinterpret […]
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Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Oct. 28
100 Years Ago: 1921 Women jurors are no longer the bug-a-boo to the male folk of Oxford County in South Paris. At least, such is the assertion of the eleven men who this week served with Miss Harriet Abbott of Fryeburg in a trial before Justice Dunn in the supreme court for the county in […]
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Posted inDr. Roach
Osteoarthritis affects cartilage, bone, ligaments and tendons
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 60-year-old healthy man. I am very active as a team roper. My arthritis bothers me every day, every waking hour. We ride two or three days a week. I take a tramadol with acetaminophen (37.5/325) and a 500-mg acetaminophen in the mornings. This works well during the day. But if […]
Posted inHoroscope
Horoscope: Scorpio Think before you share your point of view
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nolan Gould, 23; Julia Roberts, 54; Bill Gates, 66; Annie Potts, 69. Happy Birthday: Organize your thoughts. It’s important to understand the ramifications of every move or decision you make. Take a positive approach to life, love and happiness, and it will help you avoid getting trapped in drama that […]
Posted inSun Spots
Reader looking for chrome molding service in Lewiston-Auburn area
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Would you or the readers of Sun Spots know where I can have someone put chrome molding around my windows and doors on my SUV, somewhere in the Lewiston-Auburn area? The vehicle is all black and I would like to dress it up a little. Thanks. — Richard, No town ANSWER: I could […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
State Theatre plans Gary Clark Jr. virtual concert
Gary Clark Jr. will perform at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. In 2014, Gary Clark Jr.’s song “Please Come Home” won him a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. Two albums have followed, including 2019’s “This Land,” which won him three more Grammys for Best Rock Performance, […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Purple Brainz 8: A Halloween Tribute 2 Prince set for this weekend
Purple Brainz 8: A Halloween Tribute 2 Prince is schedule to perform at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at Aura, 121 Center St., in Portland. Dearly beloved, you will gather on Saturday night in Portland to get through this thing called life with a little help from Dean Ford & The Beautiful Ones. They’re a […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Oct. 27
100 Years Ago: 1921 North Auburn Grange will hold a Hallowe’en party and costume dance at the grange hall Saturday evening, Oct, 29. Music will be furnished by Barretts Orchestra. The affair will be in charge of a special committee, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Sanborn, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold […]
Posted inDear Abby
Infidelity continues to rock teetering marriage
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 25 years. He has recently started running around with his buddies and partying. He hardly has time for me anymore. I found out he had cheated on me, not once but several times, with different women. I was devastated, so I left for a while, […]
Posted inHoroscope
Sagittarius: Don’t let yourself be taken advantage of
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kelly Osbourne, 37; Patrick Fugit, 39; Natanya Ross, 40; John Cleese, 82. Happy Birthday: You’ll have a unique way of doing things that will separate you from the crowd. Be ready to put changes into play that will make your life and your relationships with others better. Personal growth, enlightenment […]