DEAR DR. ROACH: I live in extreme northeast Texas, so allergies are a given. Every morning, 24/7/365, my nose runs. Sometimes hot liquid runs out of my nose before I can even grab a tissue. I have taken Allegra, Claritin, Xyzal, etc. Nothing seems to help. Benadryl DOES help, but my eyes hurt when I […]
2017
Posted inHoroscope, sj-web
Leo: Curb overspending, emotional outbursts
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jude Law, 45; Patricia Clarkson, 58; Ted Danson, 70; Jon Voight, 79. Happy Birthday: Don’t get down; get moving. If something isn’t the way you like, look for a way to make positive changes that will encourage you to live a better life. Focus on your health, personal relationships and […]
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Posted inDear Abby, sj-web
Patient's romantic feelings for doctor cause confusion
DEAR ABBY: I started seeing a new doctor six months ago to be treated for a serious medical condition. I respect his medical opinion and the fact that many doctors treating my condition would be judgmental and lack compassion. He has offered both. While I appreciate his skills as a doctor, I have started to […]
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Spruce Mountain Middle School lists honor roll
JAY — Spruce Mountain Middle School has announced the honor roll for the first trimester of the 2017-2018 school year. Honors Grade six: Griffin Achorn, Tegan Berry, Jace Bessey, Abigail Burhoe, Brianna Burhoe, Elizabeth Chase, Emma Crafts, Carlton Dailey, Arianna Donahue, Brooklyn Fournier, Elizabeth Grondin, Mary Hamblin, Rowan Hiscock, Taryn Jordan, Kennedy Leach, Jesse Lewis, Bryce Marston, Gabriel Mason, Olivia Mastine, Tanner Mayo, Peyton Medrano, Emily Nichols, Jaydn Pingree, Laeton Ready, Peyton Reichenbach, Brooke Schoonover, Tyson Turner, Brenden Veilleux, […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Cut health care costs by attacking obscene hospital waste
In Maine, there’s a warehouse the size of a middle school gymnasium, stuffed with brand-new medical supplies and gently used medical equipment. Several pallets are piled with boxes of surgical sutures, still in their shrink wrap, each box worth hundreds of dollars. Tubs overflow with diabetes supplies and surgical instruments that may run hundreds of […]
Posted inConnections, sj-web
Community meals
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus is offering a dining site designed to cater to the Somali community in the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, 208 Bates St. The public is invited to attend lunches presented there on Mondays (except holidays) at 11:30 a.m. Cost: $3. — FARMINGTON — The Fishes Chowder Luncheon will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Briefly: City
History Barn open house planned NEW GLOUCESTER — Historic items dating from the 1700s donated by 16 local families will be on display at the monthly New Gloucester History Barn open house. The free event, which is open to the public, will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 383 Intervale Road, […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Bernadette Coulombe
RUMFORD — Bernadette Coulombe, 92, formerly of Franklin Street, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Rumford Community Home following a long illness. She was born in Nova Scotia on Feb. 23, 1925, a daughter of William and Marie (Hache) Doucet. Bernadette was employed as a certified nursing assistant and also worked in retail. In her retirement, […]
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Future presidents may thank Trump
While it may cost me my membership in the GOP foreign policy establishment’s fan club, I think that President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was the right thing to do on several fronts. To begin with, the simple act of aligning campaign rhetoric and government policy is something we need more of […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Mary Brett
WEST PARIS — Mary Brett, 84, of West Paris, passed away Monday, Dec. 25, at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston on July 7, 1933, the daughter of Theodore and Charlotte Daniels Brett. She graduated from West Paris High School and Maine Medical School of Nursing. She also took […]