CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Spencer Treat Clark, 36; Erin Chambers, 44; Nia Vardalos, 61; Kevin Sorbo, 65. Happy Birthday: Having structure, planning and keeping busy will be your tickets to success this year. Put a time frame and budget in place, and don’t let anyone get in your way. Following through instead of waiting […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDear Abby
Decision to divorce complicated by wife’s financial support
DEAR ABBY: I have seriously thought about giving my husband an ultimatum and moving out for a while. Living with him is no longer tolerable. His children support me 100%. He’s an alcoholic and can be a bully when he’s drinking. His bad behavior comes and goes. I never know who he’ll be when he […]
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Posted inEncore, Things to Do
‘Jellofish’ to be staged in Hallowell
Gaslight Theater brings together theater, art, and libations in a special fundraiser production of “Jellofish,” directed by Birdie Katz at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium at 1 Winthrop St. in Hallowell for two performances — 7. p.m Saturday, Sept. 30, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. The cast includes (in alphabetical order) Walter Guild, Bill Haley, […]
Posted inDear Abby
Husband is a drunk bag while on vacation
DEAR ABBY: I love to travel, yet I loathe traveling with my husband. He gets anxious and extremely mean on the days leading up to the trip and especially while en route. I do all the planning and pay for everything, and I regard it as not only ungrateful and rude, but unnecessary. Is it […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Sept. 23
100 Years Ago: 1923 Three hundred Rotarians, representing 28 New England Rotary clubs, had reached the Poland Spring house for their annual conclave of the 31st district, at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon. One hundred and fifty others are expected before night, and a few more on Tuesday morning. This will make quota – approximately 500 […]
Posted inHoroscope
Virgo: Conversations will help put plans in motion that revolve around travel, learning or home improvements.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Anthony Mackie, 45; Jason Alexander, 64; Bruce Springsteen, 74; Mary Kay Place, 76. Happy Birthday: Bide your time, consider your options and move forward quietly. The less hoopla around what you want to accomplish, the easier it will be to reach your destination this year, minus the interference. Ramp up […]
Posted inEncore
‘POTUS’ launches 38th season for Mad Horse Theatre Company
Mad Horse Theatre Company opens their 38th season with the raucous comedy, “POTUS.” “POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” by Salina Fillinger and directed by Lauren Stockless is a riotous comedy about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world. This Maine […]
Posted inDear Abby
Expectant mom feels unsupported by in-laws, husband
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are expecting our first child this year. I moved to the United States a few years ago to be with him. His family is mostly absent from our lives. I have tried to make an effort with my in-laws, but it’s always met with failure. They make excuses, so […]
Posted inDr. Roach
The steroid drug prednisone often inflames herpes flare-ups
DEAR DR. ROACH: After years of controlling my herpes outbreaks, I began having severe outbreaks again. I noticed that they began after I had completed a week’s worth of prednisone. Since then, and after a few more steroid prescriptions over the years, I have been on valacyclovir, which has cut the symptoms of the virus […]
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Personal gain and growth will help tame your ego and offer insight into what’s possible.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Tom Felton, 36; Bonnie Hunt, 62; Andrea Bocelli, 65; Joan Jett, 65. Happy Birthday: If you keep records, say what you mean and stick to the truth, and everything you want will follow. Watch for signals that give you the go-ahead to make swift changes that will guide you toward […]