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Bliss Thru Shopping: Shopping ideas best left for dead

by Sun Journal January 11, 2019January 21, 2019

So I’ll start by saying I have no clue what “manties” are and we’ll just go from there. Several weeks ago during a bit of forced e-cleaning, Bag Lady had a Mark LaFlamme moment. Oh, no fear — the fake feds aren’t after me and I’m not fleeing the casserole scourge — however, I did […]

Encore, sj-web

Looking Back on Jan. 11

by Sun Journal January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

100 years ago: 1919 Mrs. J.D. Rockefeller, Jr., head of the Housing of the National Young Women’s Christian Association, has approved the installation of beauty parlors in the new recreation houses to be built by the associations throughout the country. Mrs. Rockefeller was quoted as saying that “every girl should have a good place in […]

Horoscope, sj-web

Cancer: You're in a position to gain respect

by Sun Journal January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Amanda Peet, 47; Mary J. Blige, 48; Kim Coles, 57; Naomi Judd, 73. Happy Birthday: Money matters must be handled conservatively. Refuse to pay for someone else’s mistake. Make changes that will make you feel good about you, the way you look and the way you use your skills, knowledge […]

Dear Abby, sj-web

Introvert experiences slow start fitting in on new job

by Sun Journal January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

DEAR ABBY: I started a new job a month ago. It’s a well-paying job at a great company. My problem is I’m an insecure introvert. Making friends has always been hard for me. At this new job, my desk is away from everyone else, and no one has ever asked me to lunch. I’m sure […]

Advertiser Democrat, Connections, sj-web

Briefly: Local

by Sun Journal January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

Boomerang Bags program offered MECHANIC FALLS — The public library will offer a program to make “Boomerang Bags” at the Town Office, 108 Lewiston St., at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, in the Council Room. Boomerang Bags is a grassroots, community-driven movement tackling plastic pollution at its source. Volunteers from all walks of life get together to […]

Op-Eds, sj-web

Situation in Congo could turn nasty

by Sun Journal January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

If you advocate electric vehicles and dote on cellphones whose manufacture depends on Congo’s minerals, then the Democratic Republic of Congo’s flawed Dec. 30 presidential election matters because it can affect your digital lifestyle. Congo’s stability also matters if you value human life. In Congo’s last civil war (Great Congo War, 1996-2003) some three million […]