CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Yara Shahidi, 19; Chloe Grace Moretz, 22; Emma Roberts, 28; Elizabeth Banks, 45. Happy Birthday: Work hard to get ahead. You’ll have choices to make that will determine how much you will gain as the year unfolds. Be open to suggestions, and be willing to go the extra mile in […]
2019
Posted inDear Abby, sj-web
Wife's flirting brought husband's rebuke
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 36 years and have five adult children. We have a loving, caring and mutually supportive relationship. We recently had dinner at a restaurant, and she became very flirty and familiar with our male server, who was one-third her age and a complete stranger. She complimented […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Rumford Falls Times, sj-web, The Bethel Citizen, The Franklin Journal, Well Done
Local students make UMA dean's list
The following local students at the University of Maine at Augusta have recently been named to the dean’s list. Androscoggin County Auburn: Joshua Caron, Paula Caron, Jake Pelletier, Kathryn Peterson, Thomas Saunders; Greene: Alex Brown; Leeds: Zachary Emmons, Kyle Knight, Tina Rousseau, Andrea Varney; Lewiston: Gordon Cahoone, Sean Dyer, Abdi Hassan, Arline Howe, Ronald Seguin, Lynda Wylde; Lisbon: Michael Freeman; Lisbon Falls: Sarah Jama; Livermore Falls: Katie Bennett; Poland: Whitney […]
Posted inPerspective, sj-web
Lawmakers can reach a border deal if they ignore Trump's threats
As one of the members tasked with resolving how to fund the Department of Homeland Security before the current continuing resolution expires on Feb. 15, I’m confident that we can reach an agreement – but only if we ignore President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to shut down the government again or declare a national emergency, […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
The optics of giddiness
Every endeavor has its lingo, a language that people in the field use as code. A vogue word in the lingo of political operatives these days is “optics.” It’s probably just a new word for an old concern. Did your parents caution you about what you look like when you, say, dye your hair purple […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Left needs to find its voice on Venezuela
NEW YORK — The Trump administration faces a test in Venezuela. It must pursue a foreign policy that helps usher out the odious regime of Nicolas Maduro without triggering a backlash against perceived American “imperialism.” It must support a political transition that doesn’t threaten the old guard so much that they fight to the end. […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
President delivers forceful message
Eloquence is not a characteristic associated with President Donald Trump, but in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the president not only rose to the occasion, he also delivered a message that was beautifully crafted by his speechwriters, a speech devoid of much of the divisive and combative language that has characterized his […]
Posted inNuptials, sj-web
Sensitive, private conversation with sister might help situation
Special to The Washington Post Q: My sister is a total braggart about her kid. It drives me up the wall. We have daughters of similar ages and she constantly brags about everything her daughter achieves socially, academically, athletically. I accept that her daughter is probably a better student than mine and is very talented […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Rumford Falls Times, sj-web, The Bethel Citizen, The Franklin Journal, Well Done
Area students make UMaine dean's list
The following area students at the University of Maine in Orono have been named to the dean’s list. Androscoggin County Auburn: Alexis Bellefleur, Faith Daye, Sarah Hammond, Emily Hayes, Kaylee Jipson, Alex Landry, Rebecca Levasseur, Dylan Miller, Emma Paradie, Lydia Peterson, Hannah Thistle, Hadley Wallace; Durham: Julia Schneider, Garrison Thompson, Brooklyn Washburn, Maddie Wilkes; Greene: […]
Posted inCommunity Sports, sj-web
YMCA fifth and sixth grade complete a solid regular season
The YMCA Auburn-Lewiston fifth and sixth grade girls’ travel team completed their regular season 7-3 in the Cape Elizabeth League. They will now proceed to the league playoffs and then compete in the Bronco Travel Basketball Tournament in Hampden. Top row from left: Violet Vincent, Gabby Gerry, Skyler Blossom, Leah Britting. Bottom row: Coach Shawn Vincent, […]