DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a crocheted doily of sentimental value that has begun to partially unravel. It’s a 10-point pineapple design and 10½ inches in diameter. Two points need small repairs, if that’s possible. Do you have the name of someone in your Rolodex who crochets and could make the repair? — Mary, Oxford […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDr. Roach
After 44 years, breast implant ruptures, causing concern
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 73 and had silicone implants put in when I was 29. Other than getting firm, I’ve never had a problem with them. I have had a mammogram every year since I was 45 and all has been well except for this year, when the right implant showed up as ruptured. This […]
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Posted inDr. Roach
After 44 years, breast implant ruptures, causing concern
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 73 and had silicone implants put in when I was 29. Other than getting firm, I’ve never had a problem with them. I have had a mammogram every year since I was 45 and all has been well except for this year, when the right implant showed up as ruptured. This […]
Posted inDear Abby
Living with ex husband goes from bad to worse
DEAR ABBY: Although I have been divorced from my ex for eight years, we still live together. There is not — nor will there ever be — more than a platonic relationship between us, and I have made that abundantly clear to him. It wasn’t always a bad situation, but now it’s worse than I […]
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Plan your strategy to fit your ability
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Hallee Hirsh, 33; Benjamin Bratt, 57; Sam Robards, 59; Billy Gibbons, 71. Happy Birthday: Make health and well-being your priorities this year. Strive to be fit, eat nutritiously and eliminate stress. It’s time to let go of old habits and people who tempt you or lead you astray. Look to […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Dec. 16
100 Years Ago: 1920 Charles Westervelt, Executive Secretary of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, who has done very much for the city’s growth and prosperity, will make his farewell appearance here tonight. A dinner in his honor is to be given under Chamber of Commerce auspices in Odd Fellows Hall, Pleasant Street, and the sale of tickets makes it certain that every seat […]
Posted inSun Spots
Search is on for raisin pie and Nadeau’s bakery recipes
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to purchase an old-fashioned raisin pie, not a store-bought one. I don’t want to have to bake it either. Does anyone who makes these be willing to sell me one? — No name, no town ANSWER: Surely someone in Sun Spots Land will respond to this request, but if […]
Posted inAdvice, Dr. Roach
A strategy for the pneumonia vaccines
DEAR DR. ROACH: Whenever I go to my local VA clinic for a checkup, I’m asked if I want the pneumonia vaccine. I’m 70, and I wonder if that vaccine has proven to be beneficial. Thank you. — L.B. ANSWER: There are two pneumonia vaccines. One is the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, often called by […]
Posted inEncore
Mike Miclon’s take on a Christmas classic to be rebroadcast online
Presentation is a rebroadcast of 2011 Oddfellow Theater performance
Posted inEncore
Dave Rowe and Phil House bring their holiday show online
PORTLAND — Dave Rowe and Phil House will move their annual holiday concert online to be viewable from anywhere in the world. The concert, which started as a Lewiston-Auburn tradition, dates back 28 years. The show will start with the performers taking their turns “on stage” from Rowe’s Portland home, and coming together for selected […]