DEAR ABBY: I’m a 30-something bisexual man who is in a relationship with a bisexual woman the same age. We both lived different lives and dated a variety of people before we met, but now I am pretty certain she is The One. The issue arises when it comes to how others, particularly my parents […]
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UMaine Farmington to feature award-winning fiction writer Nov. 17
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is set to present award-winning fiction writer Morgan Talty as the program’s third reader of the season. Talty will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center on South Street. The reading, free and open […]
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Monument and bench to be unveiled at Lewiston Veterans Day ceremony
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We will have a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston at 10 a.m. Friday. The eight-piece All Volunteer Brass Band will play as well as a bagpiper. The keynote speaker is Capt. Jack Flowers of Auburn, who wrote about his experiences in Vietnam as a tunnel rat in the Army’s 1st […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Nov. 9: ‘A renaissance: A proud image emerges for L-A’s Franco-American’
Read more about Nov. 9, 1997, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1922 (From an excerpt from a war veterans letter) Four years ago when the news was flashed to us that the Armistice had been signed everyone turned out of bed and into the chilly streets with the utmost haste. Heats were glad […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Diabetes patient persists on hospice care without medication
DEAR DR. ROACH: My dad has been on hospice care for several months now. He had an untreated wound infection that was not responding to meds, so he went on hospice. Also, his wife died, and he lost the will to live after that. His sugars are well into the 400s. He is on pain […]
Posted inHoroscope
Pisces: Don’t let emotions lead to anger and a feud. Focus on doing your own thing and giving others the freedom to do as they please.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jordan Bolger, 28; Eric Dane, 50; Susan Tedeschi, 52; Lou Ferrigno, 71. Happy Birthday: Take the path of least resistance. Find your balance, strive for equality and be smart about budgeting for what you want to do with the rest of your life. A positive change will unfold if you […]
Posted inDear Abby
Old-fashioned custom is still the best way to say ‘thanks’
DEAR ABBY: I was taught to write handwritten thank-you notes when I received a gift. Over the last few years, my gifts have been acknowledged with a brief text, Facebook post, a photo or not at all. I enjoy giving gifts, but the lack of response I receive from today’s younger folks leaves me feeling […]
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Owner hopes car keys left at Lewiston health club will be returned
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Friday, Nov. 4, I was at the health club on Lisbon Road in Lewiston and someone picked up my blue tote bag by mistake. It had my car keys in it. Please return the keys to the health club as soon as possible. It will be greatly appreciated. — Ray, no […]
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CAR T cell therapy could be effective for autoimmune diseases
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have several family members with autoimmune diseases. I read about a study from Germany where people with lupus were treated with CAR T cells, which proved effective. Will this treatment be available for other autoimmune diseases? — R.C. ANSWER: The immune system has two major components: antibody-producing cells (B cells) and […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 8: ‘Hathaway beats Smith in tight senate race’
Read more about Nov. 8, 1972, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1922 A stereopticon lecture on the Paradise of the Pacific or the Hawaiian Legends was given at the Congregational vestry in Gray Sunday evening. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Margaret Chase Smith, who was Maine’s best vote-getter for three decades, met political demise […]