DEAR SUN SPOTS: I work for a local school department, but during the summer I’m usually self-employed. Now that the school year is over I find that, like so many others, I have no work. When I entered my Social Security number to file for unemployment for my summer job, the state’s computer thought that […]
June 2020
Pisces: Keep your anger in check
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Minka Kelly, 40; Mindy Kaling, 41; Sherry Stringfield, 53; Jeff Beck, 76. Happy Birthday: Look for interesting ways to use your skills. Making adjustments as you get used to the changes or new rules or regulations that affect you or the industry you work in will help you feel confident. […]
Women’s attraction to man complicates their friendship
DEAR ABBY: My friend “Lauren” and her husband separated for a few months last summer. During the separation, she had a short fling with my friend “Zack,” whom she met at my house. Lauren decided to continue her marriage and, obviously, chose to stop seeing Zack. A few months ago, Zack came to a party […]
Can bladder with no urge to ‘go’ bounce back?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am going to be 98 in July. A few months ago, I had a bad cough for weeks. My internist gave me guaifenesin with codeine. The medicine got rid of the cough, but I developed the inability to urinate. I went to the ER and they drained 2 liters of urine […]
Brady continues group workouts despite NFLPA recommendation
Tom Brady continues to prepare for his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, working out with teammates at a private school despite a union recommendation that players not conduct any more group practices before training camp
Trump gets boisterous crowd, repeats racially offensive term at Arizona rally
The gathering was slightly overshadowed by the state’s surging coronavirus numbers.
Baseball is back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24
Major League Baseball has issued a 60-game schedule that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acrimony
Farmington cancels annual Town Meeting
Lower budget and lack of major issues were reasons for the decision.
MSAD 58 budget questioned amid current economy
The $10.35 million proposal is 6% higher than this year.
State helps towns and tribes qualify for COVID-19 disaster relief
Maine will use $35 million of its $1.25 billion in coronavirus relief funds as local match needed for federal disaster relief.