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Query: Have you ever done something on social media that lives to haunt you today?

The nude baby picture of your now-tween daughter that you put on your Facebook page. The rant about your boss's latest email that you thought you forwarded to a best friend but instead replied "All." The tweet — with twitpic — of you canoodling with your love interest af...

Kathryn Skelton, Staff Writer • bPlus • Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 12:12 pm

PHOTO/VIDEO: Mystery Photo for May 13, 2012

If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $10 Dunkin' Donuts gift card. Find the Mystery Photo online at www.su...

Russ Dillingham • bPlus • Sunday, May 13, 2012

Guesswork for gardeners: Wondering how the dramatic changes in weather will affect your blooms? You’re not alone.

Good morning and Happy Mother’s Day! And, happy spring, at least I think it is spring. If our flowers are as confused as we are by all these weather changes, it should be a very interesting gardening season. I am happy to be back and based on my emails, many of you are ready to get i...

Jody Goodwin, Special to the Sun Journal • bPlus • Sunday, May 13, 2012

Talk of the town

Up in the air On Bartlett Street in Lewiston, a young man gave me the universal sign for "Do a wheelie" as I rode past him in the street. Specifically, he flicked one hand in the air as if to magically coax my front tire off the ground. That didn't happen. What did happen ...

Mark LaFlamme • bPlus • Sunday, May 13, 2012

Nightlife calendar

Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to bmail@sunjournal.com and received no later than Monday. Tonight Film: All In - The Po...

• bPlus • Sunday, May 13, 2012

Eats: Cake artist takes an organic twist

When local baker Kristi Touchette decided to share her recipe for blueberry-chocolate chip blondies with readers — an organic dessert bar that is very moist and flavorful — she said, “It’s not what the average person would expect from a vegan!” Knowing that so...

Ruth DeCoster, Special to the Sun Journal • bPlus • Sunday, May 13, 2012

Face Time: Jason Oxman, Auburn native and new global CEO

Auburn native Jason Oxman was recently named CEO of the Electronic Transactions Association, an international trade group. If you have a debit or credit card, it means more to you than you may know. He talks about his new job, as well as his choice of head wear, how not to impress the bo...

Mark Mogensen, News Editor • bPlus • Sunday, May 13, 2012

Regrets: Appliances — When good appliances go bad . . . or unwanted

Boy, that rice cooker looked good when you saw it on the shopping channel at 3 in the morning, didn't it? Just dump in your rice and water and go about your business. With a gadget like that, you'll be the star of every meal. This will really simplify your life. Way to go, champ. Alas, now...

Mark LaFlamme, Staff Writer • bPlus • Sunday, May 13, 2012

'One Day in L/A' hopes to capture Twin Cities life

What a difference a day may make! One day this summer – Saturday, June 30, to be exact – could be the catalyst that rockets a few hundred locals out of their ordinary lives and into hometown stardom. On that day, residents of Lewiston, Auburn and the surrounding area are invite...

Jaime McLeod, Special to the Sun Journal • bPlus • Sunday, May 6, 2012

PHOTO/VIDEO: Mystery Photo for May 6, 2012

If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $10 Dunkin' Donuts gift card. Find the Mystery Photo online at www.su...

Russ Dillingham • bPlus • Sunday, May 6, 2012

Gripes

GripesStoplights don't mean stop and yak on your phone or rummage or do whatever, and then flip me off when I have to remind you that green means go!— AnonymousThose new city of Auburn water meters tick. It's like the "Tell-Tale Heart." Tic...

• bPlus • Sunday, May 6, 2012

Nightlife Calendar

Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to bmail@sunjournal.com and received no later than Monday. Tonight Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King, 7 p.m., Big Easy, Portland ...

• bPlus • Sunday, May 6, 2012

Talk of the town

I always thought your letters were fake In Lewiston, a man walked into the police department to report that he had been jumped by a group of women. Apparently he wanted advice on how to best begin his letter to the Penthouse Forum.   Dan...

Mark LaFlamme • bPlus • Sunday, May 6, 2012

Eats: Hittin' the sauces at Stonewall Kitchen's cooking class

The theme was “Easy Entertaining.”

Ruth DeCoster, Special to the Sun Journal • bPlus • Sunday, May 6, 2012

Sights Unseen: The often-missed details

Six-day-old Miles Hatch holds his father's finger at the Advocates for Children Parent Resource Center in Lewiston. Miles was born on Dec. 23, 2011, to Rachel and Jason Hatch.

Daryn Slover, Staff Photographer • bPlus • Sunday, May 6, 2012

Face Time: Trudy and Jeff Marshall — Capturing Maine racing year-round

Trudy and Jeff Marshall have been shooting auto and snowmobile races in the area since 2003. Jeff, a mini stock car owner, has full track access, and he and his wife use that benefit to get close-up photos and to shoot from inside the oval. The Jay-based business has been popular with fans...

Tony Reaves, Staff Writer • bPlus • Sunday, May 6, 2012

Query: Ever bought an appliance you truly regretted?

Ever bought an appliance that you truly and thoroughly regretted? The bread-making machine you used once? That panini maker now used as a doorstop? Or maybe a problem appliance: A good fridge gone bad? A stove from hell? A can opener that spawned your new nickname, Stumpy? We want to hear ... 1

bPlus • Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 11:11 am

Nightlife Calendar

Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to bmail@sunjournal.com and received no later than Monday. Tonight Film: Play Again, 6 a...

• bPlus • Sunday, April 29, 2012

Face Time: The Rev. John Robbins, new leader of Hope Haven Gospel Mission

LEWISTON — The Rev. John Robbins has been quietly caring for Lewiston's homeless population for eight years. But last fall, when the Rev. Paul McLaughlin, Hope Haven Gospel Mission's longtime director, left for a new ministry in Florida, leadership of the community's largest homeless shelte...

Daniel Hartill, Staff Writer • bPlus • Sunday, April 29, 2012

Gripes and Gushes

Gushes Venting various vexations helps people to let go of the rage that idiots incite on that occasional boiling-point day. It's freeing. — Anonymous So glad you brought back the "drive you nuts" lyrics. Still don't lo...

• bPlus • Sunday, April 29, 2012

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