100 Years Ago: 1921 Monday night, March 21, has been named as the date of the postponed Bates College Night of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce Forum. This is to be observed as Ladies Night by the Forum Committee and a large attendance of Auburn women as well as a full attendance of the men […]
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Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inSun Spots
NEEDED: Tax help and literacy volunteers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I saw in Sun Spots that AARP is not doing taxes at Sacred Heart Church this year. We need our taxes done and have found that most places charge around $150. That is a lot for people our age. Can you check on this?—No name, no town ANSWER: AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Sagittarius: Refuse to let someone misrepresent you
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Betsy Brandt, 48; Megan Follows, 53; Billy Crystal, 73; Quincy Jones, 88. Happy Birthday: Be ready to take action and get things done. Focus on your goals and doing the things that bring you the most joy. Take control of your life, and refuse to let what others do dictate […]
Posted inDear Abby
Couple works to overcome revelation of man’s affair
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for 13 years. He has lied about little things and also about emotional relationships he has had with co-workers. It went on for years, as he moved from one job to another. A few months ago, I found out from the other woman that he’d had […]
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Time and technology change communication between twins
DEAR ABBY: My twin sister moved to another state years ago. We always kept in close contact through telephone calls. But since the invention of caller ID, call waiting, cellphones, texting, etc., things have changed. Examples: She’ll cut off a conversation to answer another nonemergency call. She frantically texts that she needs to talk right […]
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Scorpio: Deal with problems head-on
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Adina Porter, 50; Adam Clayton, 61; Dana Delany, 65; William H. Macy, 71. Happy Birthday: Gather information, be precise and take pride in what you do and say. How you present yourself to the world will determine what you get in return. Indecisiveness will be your downfall, and facts and […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on March 13
100 Years Ago: 1921 Richard O’Neil, five years old of Harris Street, Auburn, telephoned the Sun office that he saw two robins in his tree yesterday morning. 50 Years Ago: 1971 “Traffic is backed-up all the way to Portland.” That is how Sgt. Donald E Darling of the Auburn Police Department summed up the situation. […]
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Harlow Gallery celebrates ‘Young At Art’
HALLOWELL — The Harlow Gallery is delighted to celebrate the young artists and visual arts educators with our 18th annual “Young At Art” Exhibition. On view through April 10, the exhibition displays over a hundred works of art from 10 area schools and independent art educators. As part of the Youth Art Month celebrations, the […]
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Recent works by Mildred Bachrach on view in LA Arts windows
Recent artworks by Mildred Bachrach will be on view from Monday, March 15, through Saturday, May 1, in the windows of the LA Arts Gallery in Lewiston. Bachrach’s recent works employ repetitive imagery in mixed media as a response to the COVID pandemic and as a way of coping with today’s world. The images are […]
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Presentation highlights ‘The Grotesque 10’
Amazing architectural sculpture from American universities