DEAR ABBY: “Looking Out for Mom in Chicago” (Aug. 16) was concerned that 69-year-old Mom wasn’t getting out and socializing now that she has moved closer to them, and worried they’ll be her only support as she ages. They also said she’s always been shy. As a nearly 70-year-old introvert, I understand how their mom […]
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Embolization provides great benefit to man with heart failure
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is 73 and was diagnosed with heart failure and a severely dilated left ventricle. At the time, he was pumping 10 liters per minute. He had a proBNP natriuretic peptide level over 10,000 and an ejection fraction of 39%. Later, he was found to have an abdominal arteriovenous malformation (AVM). […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 17
100 Years Ago: 1924 The Waban Campfire Girls had a 7 cent fair and entertainment at Town Hall in New Gloucester, Monday evening. Candy, popcorn and fancy articles were on sale and a fortune telling booth and fishing pond caused much amusement. The following entertainment was given: “Mammy Moon”, song by the Camp Fire Girls […]
Posted inHoroscope
Aries: Socializing, volunteering and spending time with people who make you think will highlight your day.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Milla Jovovich, 49; Bill Pullman, 71; Eugene Levy, 78; Ernie Hudson, 79. Happy Birthday: Take more time to explore the projects that excite you and to venture down paths that offer growth and the chance to offset negatives in your life. Be the one to start the ball rolling. Your […]
Posted inSun Spots
American Legion Post in Livermore Falls is serving a free Christmas Day dinner
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The George Bunten Post 10 American Legion will serve a free Christmas Day dinner at the hall on Reynolds Avenue in Livermore Falls from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This is for anyone who is alone on Christmas, isn’t up to making a meal, or just wants to be with a wonderful […]
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Probiotics may help restore good bacteria in the gut
DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently wrote that you do not recommend probiotics in healthy people. I am a 78-year-old male who, three years ago, underwent an esophagectomy to remove my esophagus and part of my stomach because of cancer. I was put on 30 mg of pantoprazole, which was later increased to 40 mg. I’ve […]
Posted inDear Abby
Husband’s holiday cards undermine wife’s grudge
DEAR ABBY: Several members of my husband’s family let us down badly by not attending our daughter’s wedding. They had various work and other family obligations near the date of our event. “Save the Date” cards had been sent out six months prior, but we were apparently lower on their priority list. I expressed to […]
Posted inHoroscope
Pisces: You must fulfill your needs if you want to be happy.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Hallee Hirsh, 37; Benjamin Bratt, 61; Sam Robards, 63; Billy Gibbons, 75. Happy Birthday: Communicate, test theories and demonstrate restraint and genuine interest in what’s happening around you. Consider what’s trending and how you can adapt and turn what you know and do into something vibrant and lasting. Refuse to […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 16
100 Years Ago: 1924 Lewiston is dangerously close to being cut off from its water supply. For several hours between late Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning no water was flowing through the pipes from Lake Auburn to the reservoir because of the massing of broken ice around the intake. This Is the first time this […]
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Sun Spots: FedEx delivered package to wrong house
DEAR SUN SPOTS: If anyone in the vicinity of Howard Street in Mexico found a Duluth Trading Co. box had been left at your front door Thursday, Dec. 12, it was delivered to the wrong address by FedEx and I would very much appreciate hearing from you. Please call me at 207-369-0418 and leave a […]