DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 67-year-old male. For most of my later adult life (50s to the present) I have had a very low libido. My testosterone level was very low, so last year the urologist prescribed shots of testosterone that I’m giving to myself. My testosterone level now is well within the normal range, […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Serious talk with a loved one will pay dividends
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Fairuza Balk, 47; Nick Cassavetes, 62; Mr. T, 69; Judge Reinhold, 64. Happy Birthday: Ease into whatever you want to accomplish this year to avoid taking on too much or underestimating the cost. Play it safe, focus on details and what’s important to you, and leave nothing to chance. You’ll […]
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Posted inEncore
Looking Back on May 21
100 Years Ago: 1921 The Helping Hand Sewing Circle met this week with Mrs. Annie Cameron with a good attendance, and much work was accomplished. The Circle connected with the Gospel Mission and does a great deal of work with the poor of the city. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Jennie Bryant, 357 […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Bath gallery to host opening event for ‘Light, Line, Form’
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center gallery will feature Maine artists Maryjane Johnston and Tanja Kunz in a show “Light, Line, Form,” with an opening event at the gallery Friday, May 28. “Light, Line, Form” will feature recent works from the two artists, and juxtapose minimalism and fullness through photography and painting. Johnston, who […]
Posted inSun Spots
Volunteers needed to harvest excess farm produce to feed people in need
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Androscoggin Gleaners are looking for volunteers for the summer and fall growing season. We are affiliated with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Healthy Androscoggin, and work with local farms to harvest excess produce and put it into the hands of organizations that fill emergency food needs in our community. […]
Posted inDear Abby
Doctor husband is a poor patient for nurse wife
DEAR ABBY: My physician husband recently had a total hip replacement. (Orthopedics is not his specialty.) I’m a board-certified registered nurse with 40 years of experience who used to work inpatient orthopedics. He refuses to follow the surgeon’s directions or mine, which are the same. He believes he knows more than all of us combined. […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Breakage of modern prosthesis extremely unusual
DEAR DR. ROACH: If a person has a titanium hip as a result of hip replacement surgery and that person later falls, is it possible that their hip would break? — A.W. ANSWER: A hip replacement, or total hip arthroplasty, replaces the head and neck of the femur with a prosthesis, which will go into […]
Posted inHoroscope
Cancer: Take some time to contribute to your community
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Daya Vaidya, 41; Matt Czuchry, 44; Tony Goldwyn, 61; Cher, 75. Happy Birthday: Keep life simple, and it will help you gain perspective on what makes you happy and how best to fill your life with what matters most to you. It’s time for a change, and it’s up to […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
‘Music for Mavis‘ concerts set this summer
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo will return starting May 25at the Turner Public Library on Matthew’s Way. The Gazebo Committee extends warm greetings to its music lovers, and invites you to join us in the upcoming Gazebo season. The schedule (subject to change): May 25, Mary Murphy, blues, jazz; June 1, Jodi and […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on May 20
100 Years Ago: 1921 Will baseball games and all other forms of athletic competition likely to evoke applause be forbidden on the Lewiston Athletic park? Daylight Saving and twilight baseball have brought up a problem that the Committee on the Athletic Park will have to settle in a few days. Baseball can now be played […]