DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently spent time with a seasoned hearing-impaired citizen. She told me that tinnitus is sometimes caused by prescription meds, especially those for high blood pressure. I have been taking 25 milligrams of losartan, one per day in the morning for about 15 years. About five years ago, my tinnitus began. Lately, […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inAdvice, Dear Abby
Marriage is a sticking point for old friends reconnecting
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been dating a guy for five years. We were high school classmates and became close friends shortly after that. Abby, he’s the man of my dreams. I’ve been in love with him since we were 16 years old. We married other people, but we are divorced now and we are together. We […]
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Posted inEncore
Johnson Hall to present Audiobody
Johnson Hall will present a livestream performance of Audiobody at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, from the stage of the Gardiner entertainment venue. AudioBody’s performance is an electronic journey into an unknown realm of seriously spectacular entertainment. This thrilling show is a mix of circus arts, relentless comedy, award-winning inventions, world-class juggling, spectacular lighting […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Jan. 26
100 Years Ago: 1921 Urged to Immediate action by the narrow escape from death of several of Auburn’s young people, Friday evening, arrangements were made by the Auburn city government Saturday morning to instruct the police to strictly enforce the ruling relative to the prohibition of coasting on Goff Hill. Though no formal meeting was […]
Posted inSun Spots
Young student hopes to help homeless children by offering gift bags
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My daughter has been homeschooling for a year and a half. One of the main goals of our homeschooling is to teach her to understand her role in her community and help others whenever possible. This past fall we ran a food drive from our driveway in Oxford and gathered over 1,000 […]
Posted inEncore
Maine groups partner to highlight New England’s Black heritage through series of virtual events
In January and February 2021, Atlantic Black Box and the Indigo Arts Alliance will convene two public conversations related to memory, art, place, and race supported by a grant from the Maine Humanities Council. This pair of events will feature panelists from around New England who have developed site-specific projects aimed at making Black history […]
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Camden library to host domestic violence talk
New Hope for Women’s Jesse Lucas will hold an informative online program called “Domestic Violence 101” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, hosted by the Camden Public Library. The talk will provide an overview of the trauma caused by domestic violence. Lucas will also touch upon oppression and its overlap with domestic violence. Email […]
