DEAR ABBY: I have grown really close to “Pete,” my trainer at the gym I joined two years ago. We are both married. I know it’s wrong to feel this way. I love my husband, but I’m not sure I am “in love” with him anymore. I think what I feel for Pete may be […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Leo: Romance will bring you closer to someone you love
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Cobie Smulders, 39; Adam Scott, 48; Eddie Murphy, 60; Alec Baldwin, 63. Happy Birthday: Take your time. Gather information. Make a move when you have everything in place, and you can determine the outcome. Playing it safe will help ease stress, keep you on track and lead to the success […]
Man talks about his will but won’t put it in writing
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for seven years. We are in our 60s. He refuses to make a will. He tells me what he “would” put in his will and asks me if I am OK with his wishes. He has an adult child from his first marriage and would like […]
Looking Back on April 3
100 Years Ago: 1921 Dr. E. P. Goodrich of Lewiston, District Health Officer, is kept very busy these days. He returned Friday from a business trip which took him pretty well over the state, to find an urgent call waiting for him to go immediately to Stratton, where several cases of Scarlet Fever have broken out. He left […]
No need to wait to get COVID vaccine after testing positive
DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife and I tested positive for COVID-19 on December 20, 2020. Due to our ages, we qualify to receive a vaccine now. But we have heard and read conflicting advice relating to the appropriate vaccination timing for people who have tested positive, ranging from get it as soon as you can, […]
Cancer: Invest your time and money in self-improvement
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Michael Fassbender, 44; Roselyn Sanchez, 48; Emmylou Harris, 74; Linda Hunt, 76. Happy Birthday: Be open to suggestions, and follow the path that makes the most sense. It’s up to you to pull strings if you want to be successful. Concentrate on what makes you happy, and delve into personal […]
Moving back home comes with questions of privacy
DEAR ABBY: At the age of 30, I recently had to move back with my parents. I am not the tidiest person in the world, but I thrive on the saying, “Dust, not dirt.” I recently went on vacation. I knew my room was a little messier than I’d like, but I also knew I’d […]
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition on view
ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Art will present the 2021 Juried Student Art Exhibition, “Here and There,” that features work by current students in studio art courses. The exhibition will be on display through April 30 in Lord Hall Gallery. The venue provides an opportunity for undergraduate students at all levels to showcase […]
Looking Back on April 2
100 Years Ago: 1921 One Lewiston man who is in a position to meet a great many people stated yesterday that he feels very strongly in favor of daylight saving and that it would be an easy matter for him to get hundreds of signers for a petition making for an adoption this year. 50 Years […]
Wanted: Funny vignettes about moms for Mother’s Day story
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Sun Journal is putting together a Mother’s Day story about moms and their funny moments. Through thick and thin, good times and bad, we’re sure your mom has tickled your funny bone in some memorable, even epic, way. Her reaction to your shenanigans, her practical jokes, comical missteps, offbeat sayings, or […]