DEAR ABBY: I want to thank you for a letter you published in 2007. It came from a woman saying her daughter had “convergence insufficiency disorder,” in which the eye drifts and causes double vision. I was 61 and had that problem, but I never knew what it was. I would get headaches from reading […]
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Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Slaid Cleeves plans Gardiner concert
An Evening with Slaid Cleaves is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Christ Church, 2 Dresden Ave. in Gardiner. The music of the Texas-based singer/songwriter is rooted in traditional country and folk forms, but is distinct enough to have held interest amidst a sea of singer/songwriters since the 1990s. While he […]
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Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on May 6: ‘Airport management termed lax’
Read more about May 6, 1953, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 (from an advertisement) Here’s a chance, Miss Freckle-face, to try a remedy for freckles with the guarantee of a reliable concern that it will not cost you a penny unless it removes the freckles; while if it does give you a […]
Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Invest time and money in yourself, your relationships and your ability to outsmart anyone who tries to compete with you.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Gabourey Sidibe, 40; George Clooney, 62; Tom Bergeron, 68; Willie Mays, 92. Happy Birthday: Let your imagination run wild and you’ll come up with impressive ideas that will entertain you and those waiting to see what you’ll do next. Let your actions express how you feel. The response you get […]
Posted inDear Abby
Older sister gives away heirlooms without discussion
DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away years ago. I have one older sister, “Nadine.” Following my mother’s death, with the blessing of my father, Nadine and I divided Mom’s jewelry. My sister almost immediately began digging through closets and drawers and removing items from our parents’ home every time she visited our father. Dad asked […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Tom Rush and Matt Nakoa plan Brownfield concert
A Tom Rush and Matt Nakoa concert is planned for 8 p.m. Friday, May 12, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. Since Tom Rush’s 1962 debut as an unknown folk-blues musician on the Boston/Cambridge music scene, he has established himself as a consummate performer and singer-songwriter. A few years back, a sold […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Breaking down the side effects of GLP-1 treatments
DEAR DR. ROACH: In your recent column, you addressed a situation concerning insulin resistance, including weight gain. You mention that although there are drugs that work directly with insulin resistance, drugs in the glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist class (such as liraglutide and semaglutide) reduce risk of heart disease, promote weight loss and protect against serious complications. […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Patient debates ceasing their cholesterol-lowering statin drug
DEAR DR. ROACH: I wonder if you could comment on the relative merits of new cholesterol measurements that were recently presented to me. I have been maintaining my total cholesterol level just below 200 (at 170) with 20 mg of pravastatin. At a recent doctor’s visit, I was advised that at my age (74), my […]
Posted inDear Abby
Girlfriend ready to commit; boyfriend continues to balk
DEAR ABBY: I’m in love with a man I met online. We have been together three years, and I want us to start talking about our future. He has never been married, but he has been in long-term relationships before. When would be a good time to discuss this with my boyfriend? How would I […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on May 5: ‘River adventure turns rocky’
Read more about May 5, 1998, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 They have a new designation on Broadway for the slightly intoxicated. It used to be that a person in such a state was “half seas over.” “It is more descriptive,” Frederic Warren now declares, “to say he is ‘three miles out.’” […]