DEAR DR. ROACH: Due to a slight genetic risk of breast cancer (my Tyrer-Cuzick Model score was 20.6%), my doctor wants me to get breast MRIs with contrast annually. I am concerned about long-term exposure to the gadolinium-based contrast dye. I’ve learned that this heavy metal is considered safe, but traces of it can be […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDear Abby
Reader should be aware of potential scammers
DEAR ABBY: This is in response to “Living a Soap Opera” (Jan. 3), the unhappy woman who is married to an alcoholic. She is flattered by the three younger men she’s conversing with online. My experience is that when men say they are in a place where you can’t meet them, such as stationed far […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Cooks Illustrated magazines up for grabs
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I recently cleaned out a lot of saved magazines. Some are too beautiful and like mini books. I just cannot throw them away without offering them to an interested party. I am thinking of a culinary arts school or an avid cook. These magazines include explanations of why methods work best after […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Somerset Abbey to host Stand Up Comedy with the River Comics
Stand Up Comedy with the River Comics plan to take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Somerset Abbey, 98 Main St. in Madison. The event will be hosted by Leonard Kimball of River Comics along with Johnny Ater, Keith Hebert and Crystal Bernard. Ater, A life-long local and arguably Maine’s funniest, down-home […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Dar Williams concert set for Chocolate Church Art Center
A Dar Williams concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at Chocolate Church Art Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. Williams has established herself as one of the best songwriters of the modern folk era. Her intimate, introspective songs, lyrical wit and wisdom, three-octave vocal range and consistent artistic growth have charmed critics & […]
Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Move things around at home or discuss what you like and want with someone within your community that can help make your life better.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: AJ Lee, 36; Bruce Willis, 68; Glenn Close, 76; Ursula Andress, 87. Happy Birthday: You’ll have the imagination, drive and passion for making things happen this year. Take the road that provides the most direct path to victory. Wasting time arguing will be your downfall. Trust and believe in yourself, […]
Posted inDear Abby
Sister-in-law’s influence creates hurdle for couple
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for six years. The problem is his sister and the emotional hold she seems to have on him. There have been several instances in which she has been disrespectful and invasive where OUR business is concerned. When I object to my husband about it, his response […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on March 18: ‘Legault submits to truth serum test at Portland hospital’
Read more about March 18, 1963, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 Donald B. MacMillan expects to get away early in June on his next Arctic expedition in the schooner Bowdoin, and may go as far as Etah in Greenland for a series of educational motion pictures. He said in a letter received […]
Posted inHoroscope
Sagittarius: Question what doesn’t seem right, and be willing to carry out your plans alone if that’s what it takes to get things done your way.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lily Collins, 34; Adam Levine, 44; Queen Latifah, 53; Vanessa Williams, 60. Happy Birthday: Design the life you want and start working toward your goal. Your drive and determination will carry you the distance this year if your heart is in the right place and your needs point toward quality, […]
Posted inDear Abby
Partner in need doesn’t have a partner indeed
DEAR ABBY: I have been with my boyfriend for 11 years. In all this time he has never once asked me if I’m OK whenever I have gotten hurt. I got used to it, you might say. Well, I recently lost the ability to walk, and ended up in a nursing home for rehabilitation. My […]