100 Years Ago: 1924 This has been the most remarkable winter in many years as to the automobile trade. An Auburn dealer says that this snow has sent the business in automobile chains soaring. They handled 3000 sets of chains around Christmas and have ordered two carloads since and the load is about disposed of, […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Reader seeks help with Consolidated Communications email
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have an email address with Consolidated Communications, but I have not been able to use it since Friday, Dec. 20. I have called the number on my bill (1-844-968-7224) five times, but all I am told to do is to try to use a different website. I also tried calling 1-800-240-5019, […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Husband’s yearslong secret life is still kept under wraps
DEAR ABBY: A year ago, I found out my husband has been cheating on me with multiple women for more than a decade and kept two of his conquests for that entire time. He also sent all our savings to his girlfriends in another country. Because we have two disabled adult children and one neurotypical […]
Posted inHoroscope
Aries: Dance to the beat and stay one step ahead of the competition.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alison Brie, 42; Jude Law, 52; Patricia Clarkson, 65; Jon Voight, 86. Happy Birthday: Take advantage of a lifestyle change that offers greater freedom to do what you enjoy most. It’s up to you to make things happen and to ensure your journey makes you happy. Establish the cost to […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Dec. 28
100 Years Ago: 1924 An article for December 28, 1924 was unavailable therefore an article from December 28, 1923 is being offered instead. Acting on information sent out by the fish and game authorities at Augusta the Lewiston police department was on the lookout Friday for a touring car with a large deer fastened to […]
Posted inDear Abby
Parents work on massaging for teen’s medical issues
DEAR ABBY: After several months of weight loss, our preteen daughter was hospitalized after a trip to the ER. She was diagnosed with ARFID. It’s an eating disorder we had never heard of but one in which the patient is NOT deliberately losing weight or attempting to change their body. We canceled a vacation and […]
Posted inHoroscope
Pisces: Get the facts and figures straight and question anything that doesn’t suit your needs.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sienna Miller, 43; John Legend, 46; Seth Meyers, 51; Denzel Washington, 70. Happy Birthday: Wipe your slate clean and get back to basics. Put yourself first and reserve time for loved ones. Exercise caution when asked to contribute to something you know little about. Moving or changing at home will […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Dec. 27
100 Years Ago: 1924 An Oxford man claims he has a Stradivarius violin. This is Lorenzo B. Jones. The remains of this violin were found tied up with strings in a store in Sorento, Fla., some years ago. They were picked up and sent to the Maine man, who was musical and interested in fiddles. […]
Posted inDear Abby
Wife is unhappy with her birthday ‘gifts’ — and the giver
DEAR ABBY: My husband took me on a trip for my birthday this year, only he didn’t prepare for anything other than some sightseeing events. He didn’t help plan for camping, didn’t financially plan well for souvenirs or if we wanted to eat out, and had a crappy attitude the entire time. We got into […]
Posted inDr. Roach
84-year-old debates starting statins due to high cholesterol
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy 84-year-old who exercises regularly, eats meat and dairy sparingly, doesn’t smoke, and has a BMI about 25. (I’m 6 feet, 1 inch tall, at 185 pounds.) My yearly wellness test was excellent, except my cholesterol and LDL levels were 250 mg/dL and 150 mg/dL, respectively. What is the […]