DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am hoping that someone out there in Sun Spots land would have a box or two of old Mother Earth News magazines stashed away in the garage that might like a new home. I have read the only one available from my local library and I inquired about any from other […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Keep your opinions and plans to yourself until those you deal with reveal their true colors and beliefs.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, 46; Mario Lopez, 51; Wendi McLendon-Covey, 55; Nora Roberts, 74. Happy Birthday: Put your energy into conquering your dreams, and refuse to let anger deter you from reaching your objective. Opportunity is present; all you must do is harness that energy and apply it where it will […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Guests let thier dirty dog sleep in the bed
DEAR ABBY: I own a lake cabin and enjoy hosting friends and relatives. Even though I don’t have a pet myself, I like animals and don’t mind if people ask to bring their dogs, because the ground floor is linoleum that’s easy to clean when the inevitable sand and water get tracked in. Last year, […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Assistant fails to schedule CT scan due to insurance confusion
DEAR DR. ROACH: How much power do you think administrative employees in a doctor’s office should have over patient care? I like my doctor and his nursing staff, but I’m quite upset about a situation where a specialist from out of town faxed a request for a CT scan to my primary care physician’s office. […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Oct. 10
100 Years Ago: 1924 Wholesale seizures of slot machines were being made by Capt. Picard and a detail of Lewiston policemen in various Lewiston stores on Friday afternoon. At 3:15 o’clock 16 machines alleged to be gambling devices were brought to the Lewiston police station. No arrests were made. The officers accompanying Captain Picard were: […]
Posted inSun Spots
Reader wonders about fate of young boys missing in 1924
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the article in Looking Back 100 years ago in the paper dated 10/7/2024. It was about two brothers who went missing around the Androscoggin River in 1924. At the end of the article, they said they sent out search parties to look for them, but at the end of the article […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Author, illustrator to hold book signing in Lovell
Author Leigh Macmillen Hayes and illustrator Solana Ward will sign copies of “The Giant’s Shower” from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Fly Away Farm Stand in Lovell. Aisling, a fairy who lives on Sabattus Mountain in the western Maine village of Lovell, has a vision during the Midsummer Eve celebration. Twinkles, flitters, […]
Posted inHoroscope
Cancer: Stifle emotions and refuse to let negativity stand between you and what you want to achieve.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Brandon Routh, 45; Scott Bakula, 70; Tony Shalhoub, 71; Sharon Osbourne, 72. Happy Birthday: Broaden your outlook, interests and intentions. Gather information to help you make choices that can catapult you in a comfortable direction. Refuse to let anyone goad you into something you don’t want or deny you what […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Woman’s antidrug treatment for Parkinson’s isn’t sustainable
DEAR DR. ROACH: My friend is 63 years old. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years ago. She started having tremors probably two years before her diagnosis, but they were being attributed to longtime use of a psychiatric medication that was prescribed for her bipolar disorder. She is opting not to take any medications […]
Posted inDear Abby
Teen keeps bedroom door shut when girlfriend pays a visit
DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old stepdaughter has decided to date another female. She has dated boys in the past, but that’s not the issue. We have nothing against the LGBTQ community. (My husband’s brother is gay.) My issue is, should my stepdaughter spend time with her girlfriend in her bedroom with the door closed? If this […]