DEAR SUN SPOTS: I submitted a recipe to the State of Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook in 2019. I was contacted by them and was told they would like a photo of the recipe’s owner, along with a brief write-up. I did all that was requested and would love to have a copy of the cookbook, […]
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Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Dec. 28
100 Years Ago: 1920 New dental equipment, modern in every respect, has been received at the Red Cross Headquarters and installed in the office used as a dental clinic. 50 Years Ago: 1970 “I guess I’ll take your fingerprints now,” This statement, made in a careful and even tone of voice by Captain Picard of the Lewiston Police […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Friendship is a casualty of birthday party quarrel
DEAR ABBY: My best friend of nine years, “Sierra,” and my boyfriend of two years, “Jaden,” strongly dislike each other. They were both at a cookout I had for my birthday, and Sierra kept making passive-aggressive comments to and about him. At one point, she criticized something controversial that he said, and when he tried […]
Posted inHoroscope
CANCER: A positive attitude will improve your chance to get your way
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Hayley Williams, 32; Wilson Cruz, 47; Gerard Depardieu, 72; John Amos, 81. Happy Birthday: Embrace change. Lead the way with honesty and integrity. Put more energy into the changes that will make your life better and your relationships less stressful. Choose to calm things down and to distance yourself from […]
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GEMINI: Touch base with someone who shares your interests
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Chris Daughtry, 41; Jared Leto, 49; Ozzie Smith, 66; John Walsh, 75. Happy Birthday: Set your expectations high, and don’t give up until you reach your goal. A positive change is heading your way, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities as the new year unfolds. A chance to enhance your […]
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Husband emails girlfriends he had during 10-year separation
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I were married for several years, divorced, then remarried 10 years later. During our separation, he had a lot of girlfriends. To this day, he keeps all their contact information. I discovered he has emailed some of them since we’ve been back together. I think he uses email to avoid any phone […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Dec. 26
100 Years Ago: 1920 Altho the recent heavy rain removed most of the snow and ice, there are still patches of It left, as one man discovered to his sorrow Friday. He was loaded down with Christmas purchases and was hurrying across Union Square toward an Auburn Heights car when one foot slid ungracefully from […]
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Fiancée loses sleep over widower’s many mementos
DEAR ABBY: In three months, I will be marrying a wonderful man I’ll call Harold. We are in our 60s and widowed, me for more than 30 years and him just under two years. At first, I thought he had worked through his grief because his wife suffered from early-onset Alzheimer’s and the last six years of their […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Blood thinners are critical in first year after stent placement
DEAR DR. ROACH: My 75-year-old wife had two third generation medicine-eluting stents inserted into a branch of the left anterior coronary artery in January 2020. On 75 mg of clopidogrel and 81 mg of aspirin for nine and a half months, she has endured several serious nosebleeds, one of which required hospitalization for three days. […]
Posted inHoroscope
TAURUS: Look out for those less able to do for themselves
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Annie Lennox, 66; CCH Pounder, 68; Sissy Spacek, 71; Jimmy Buffett, 74. Happy Birthday: It’s your turn to make a move. Size up what’s happening around you, and consider what will make you happy. Put the past behind you, and get ready to make decisions that will change your life, […]