DEAR ABBY: My wife and I were divorced six years ago. Our 26-year-old daughter has always been close to her mother and my former in-laws. When my ex and I separated, she was 20. When we divorced a year later, she sided with her mother, which I expected. Since the divorce, I have seen my […]
2021
Posted inHoroscope
Aries: Refuse to let stressful situations grow into chaos Choose your words wisely
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Annie Murphy, 35; Jake Gyllenhaal, 41; Alyssa Milano, 49; Tyson Beckford, 51. Happy Birthday: Be open about how you feel, resolve unfinished business and look to the future with optimism. Take responsibility for the past, and prepare for new beginnings. Salvage what you can, and know enough to let go […]
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Mystery Photo for Dec. 19, 2021
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and be entered into a drawing for a $20 Hannaford gift card.
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You loved feathered hair, clackers and Cabbage Patch Kids. Jarts, not so much, and one of you has the scars to show it.
We asked Sun Journal readers to share fond fad memories.
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In a word: Say what? Commonly mispronounced words
I recently stumbled across an article about some of the words that are currently being mispronounced by many or most Americans. The list came from the people at the U.S. Captioning Company, which provides subtitles for real-time TV events. (In case you’re wondering, yes, I can mangle as many words as anybody else, just ask […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: No, inflation is not a corporate conspiracy
All the hokum about the causes of inflation is basically a confession of impotence. If the Biden administration had a good story to tell about how it’s fixing inflation, it wouldn’t need to create cartoon villains.
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Face Time: Rachael Keene — when cocoa bombs blew up, she started Treats by Rachael
Keene has been baking for years but only decided to turn it into a business in late 2020.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the town: Dressed to thrill
Lewiston schools relax dress code So, apparently the school board has been moved by the spirit of giving and will now allow students to wear things like hats, hoods, studded collars (no idea what those are) and crop tops (those, either) to class. Interested for reasons that are beyond me, I looked up information about […]
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Why ‘thoughts and prayers’ after mass shootings fall short
Years after the Sandy Hook massacre, school shootings are still frequent. Addressing the problem head-on takes more than ‘thoughts and prayers.’