2020 – Page 2728 – Lewiston Sun Journal

How the opioid epidemic evolved

by Steven Rich, Meryl Kornfield, Brittany Renee Mayes and Aaron Williams The Washington Post January 5, 2020December 31, 2019

A new analysis of overdose data shows when and where the three waves of drugs took hold.

Mark LaFlamme

Here’s looking at you, 2020

by Mark LaFlamme January 5, 2020January 6, 2020

Where DID that decade go? I just wrote a date with 2020 for the first time. Felt kind of cool. Tingled a little bit and in all the right places. It’s going to be a good year. The kid ain’t mine, I tells you So, on New Year’s Day, my responsibilities included checking in with […]

Horoscope

Taurus: Don’t let others make important decisions for you

January 5, 2020December 30, 2019

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: January Jones, 42; Bradley Cooper, 45; Carrie Ann Inaba, 52; Diane Keaton, 74. Happy Birthday: It’s time to branch out and explore what life has to offer. Don’t limit what you can do because you fear failure. Embrace life, and learn as you go. Experience and knowledge will carry you […]

Dear Abby

Pariah living with relative finds safety but not security

January 5, 2020December 23, 2019

DEAR ABBY: I have dysfunctional parents. For the sake of my sanity, I made the decision to remove them from my life. They have retaliated by spreading lies to immediate and extended family. I was supposed to get an apartment with my father to help him now that he is aging. However, he became violent […]

Boston Celtics, Sports

Tatum, Hayward spark Celtics past Bulls

by Associated Press January 4, 2020January 5, 2020

Jayson Tatum scores 28 points and Gordon Hayward 24 as Boston beats Chicago for its eighth win in nine games

Local Sports, Maine colleges, UMaine Sports

College roundup: Isaac Witham scores 1,000th point in UMF win

by Lee Horton January 4, 2020January 5, 2020

Also, Bates men and women earn victories.

Local Sports

Junior hockey: Second-period outburst gives Fairbanks weekend sweep of Nordiques

by Nathan Fournier January 4, 2020January 5, 2020

The Ice Dogs score six times in the second period en route to 7-3 victory.

Local Sports

Junior hockey: Ryan Willett leads Jr. Islanders past Thunder

by Nathan Fournier January 4, 2020January 5, 2020

Willett tallies two goals and an assist for the P.A.L. Junior Islanders. The Thunder’s Premier League team picks up its second win at the USPHL Showcase.