Eugenia Last CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Candice King, 34; Lena Dunham, 35; Stephen Colbert, 57; Stevie Wonder, 71. Happy Birthday: Stop waffling and start doing. Size up whatever comes your way, and keep the momentum flowing. Rely on your intelligence, gut feeling and ability to get things done physically. You will surpass your expectations. […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDr. Roach
Why are continued precautions necessary if we’ve had vaccine?
Dr. Keith Roach DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you elaborate on how the COVID vaccine is different — or inferior, or maybe just not as fully tested — from other vaccines? As far as I know, we do not need to continue to take precautions for polio, or the Spanish flu or bird flu — those […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Long-married man remains in the closet
DEAR ABBY: I have been married more than 25 years and have kids. I’m also gay. I always have been, but when I was a teenager, it wasn’t acceptable and I always believed I would just outgrow it, or learn to live with it. Then came the computer era and the internet — things I […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on May 13
100 Years Ago: 1921 A mass meeting of subscribers to stock in the Martindale Holding Company which is financing the Country Club project for Lewiston and Auburn, will be in the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7.30 o’clock Thursday night. Fred Chisholm will report on his temporary golf course, which it is expected will […]
Posted inSun Spots
Spring cleaning is in the air for paint, cellphones, barn and garage buildings
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have several cans of latex paint that I’d like to dispose of. Would you know of a place that accepts these? Thanks for any help you can provide. — No name, Turner ANSWER: If you feel the paint is still usable and you have a full can or more, please take […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Library film club to watch ‘The Gardener’
To celebrate the landscape’s springtime transformation from barren to verdant during May, Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club plans to watch and discuss “The Gardener.” The documentary, directed by Sebastien Chabot, is about Frank Cabot’s Les Quatre Vents, a private garden in the Charlevoix region near Quebec City. The discussion about the film will be […]
Posted inDr. Roach
A year of data and testing backs up vaccine safety, results
Dr. Keith Roach DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a teacher scheduled to get the Pfizer vaccine on Friday. My mom keeps sending me stuff about why I shouldn’t get it — fear of what it will do to the immune system in the future. Everything I’ve read confirms it’s safe, but she is freaking me out […]
Posted inHoroscope
Scorpio: Make personal happiness your priority
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Emily VanCamp, 35; Domhnall Gleeson, 38; Tony Hawk, 53; Ving Rhames, 62. Happy Birthday: Keep your life in perspective. If you let the little things get to you, it will affect what you can accomplish this year. Moderation, discipline and patience will guide you in the right direction. Put your […]
Posted inDear Abby
Avid cook savors joy on guests’ faces
DEAR ABBY: I have come to realize that the best thing a person can do for anyone is to cook something for them. I enjoy the expression on their faces when they take the first bite, and the positive compliments I receive. I have a cookbook collection that, at present, numbers more than 3,200 items. […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
The Boneheads to perform in Portland
The Boneheads will take the stage at 6 p.m. Monday, May 17, at the Portland Lobster Company, 180 Commercial St. in Portland. Bob Colwell wiil be featured on keys and vocals, Scott Eliot on bass, guitar and vocals, Dickie-Doo Hollis on drums and vocals, and Steve Jones on guitar and vocals. They’ve been at it […]