DEAR DR. ROACH: How do you choose your own doctors? The old advice to interview doctors can’t be done within insurance constraints. I am an old Hispanic woman with a low income. I have Ph.D. in cell biology from a widely respected university, but I am treated just as I witnessed my own mother treated: […]
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Viewpoints: Particular Visions Distinct Perspectives opening set
Denmark Arts Center plans to host an art opening of “Viewpoints: Particular Visions Distinct Perspectives” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3. The show will be on view through Oct. 23. Artists Janet Gill and Jeremiah Gill’s show focuses on two people who have been married for a while become one in many ways, […]
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney to perform in Bath
Superwolves, the duo of the songwriter Bonnie “Prince” Billy (otherwise known as Will Oldham) and guitarist Matt Sweeney, will perform outdoors at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St, Bath. The show is presented collaboratively by two Maine arts nonprofits — the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath and […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Sept. 1
100 Years Ago: 1921 Dr. George M. Twitchell of Monmouth has picked 150 bushels this fall from twenty-two plum trees that he set out in 1909. This is the fifth consecutive big crop. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Those attending the Wednesday noon meeting of the First Auburn Senior Citizens will have the opportunity of seeing […]
Posted inHoroscope
Aquarius: A physical encounter will lift your spirits
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Zendaya, 25; Zoe Lister-Jones, 39; Gloria Estefan, 64; Lily Tomlin, 82. Happy Birthday: Express the way you feel, and get your priorities in order. Refuse to let emotional matters stifle your progress. It’s up to you to make things happen and navigate your way to the place you want to […]
Posted inSun Spots
Readers want help finding house cleaner and pool cover repair company
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you have a name(s) of someone who does home cleaning in Poland? — Stan, Poland ANSWER: In the Rolodex, I have PJM Cleaning and Home Improvement in Lewiston (209-4458 or 436-5111) and Sue’s Residential Cleaning Service in Auburn (212-0812). With requests like this, I always give SeniorsPlus a mention as they […]
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Bates College professor among featured guests for ‘Stories from the Stage’ season premiere
9/11 rememberance
Posted inDear Abby
Friend’s constant advice on all things begins to grate
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend from college I’m really close to, but they have begun an annoying habit I need help addressing. We live more than 1,000 miles apart, and over the past six months, I’ve noticed that my friend has been giving me unsolicited advice on daily tasks that don’t concern them. At […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Once-daily thyroid replacement is effective for most people
DEAR DR. ROACH: If levothyroxine (the T4 hormone) has a long half-life (seven days), how does the pituitary gland provide fine control of the thyroid’s T4 hormone during a short time period (minutes, hours)? If there is such fine control between the pituitary and thyroid, manually trying to simulate that feedback mechanism by taking one […]
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Waterville Opera House plans 2021-22 theatrical season
Highlights include Tuck Everlasting and A Flea in Her Ear, rescheduled from 2020.