Dear Dr. Roach: Your recent article on electrolytes reminded me of my mother’s experience. At 89, she was dizzy, fainting and falling. I took her to her doctor. Her blood tests showed dangerously low levels of electrolytes, and I was told to get her to the emergency room quickly. The doctor there determined that her […]
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Looking Back on July 12
100 Years Ago: 1922 Lewiston street lights went bluey shortly after the last picture show last night, and the clouds gathered shutting out the moon light. The city was in gloomy darkness until the sun came up this morning. It was discovered that the Municipal Lighting Plant was slipping a cog now and then. Not […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Woman choices to air issues with her family on facebook
DEAR ABBY: I recently posted on Facebook about how I never get any recognition from my only son on my birthday, Mother’s Day or any holiday. My daughter-in-law then responded that I care more about my dogs than my grandchildren. I live in Florida; they live in Kansas. Last year, I offered to fly the […]
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Careful monitoring of medications is medically necessary
Dear Dr. Roach: Your recent article on electrolytes reminded me of my mother’s experience. At 89, she was dizzy, fainting and falling. I took her to her doctor. Her blood tests showed dangerously low levels of electrolytes, and I was told to get her to the emergency room quickly. The doctor there determined that her […]
Posted inSun Spots
Searching for Savards and Robichauds from Auburn and Lewiston
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can anyone help me find the young woman who worked in the Grand Central Station Travelers’ Aid Society office in the summer of 1958? I was returning home to Auburn from two weeks at Boy Scout camp in New Jersey. When I boarded the train and explained I had lost my return […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
UMF Summer Concert Series to feature Lauren Crosby, Darby Sabin
The University of Maine at Farmington plans to kick off an outdoor Summer Concert Series that will feature free, live music on the lawn of the Emery Community Arts Center on Academy Street. All concerts are set to begin at 7 p.m. and are open to the public. Audience members are welcome to bring lawn […]
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Length of hormone treatment depends on individual
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 60-year-old woman at the end of a five-year regimen of hormone therapy. My doctor has advised me to eventually stop use of estrogen and progesterone by this summer, as she says women have an advanced risk of breast cancer at this stage. Another friend a few years younger than […]
Posted inHoroscope
Aquarius: Focus on your health, finances and emotional well-being. Start an invigorating daily routine that motivates you to make a difference.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alessia Cara, 26; Lil’ Kim, 48; Dina Eastwood, 57; Richie Sambora, 63. Happy Birthday: Keep your life simple and organized. Be practical, and outdo your nemesis. Put your energy into what matters to you and your relationships. Aim to make your life sustainable, and avoid playing catch-up with your finances […]
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Stay-at-home mom anxious as 20-year old marriage crumbles
DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Brett,” and I have been legally married for five years. We had a common-law marriage for more than 15 years before that. Brett was always a stable and encouraging partner, but over the last two to three years he has changed. He’s angry and he blames me for things that could […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 11
100 Years Ago: 1922 Jerry Hudson, well known Lewiston dare-devil, figured in a spectacular airplane accident in Lynn, Mass., Saturday when the plane he was operating struck an air-hole, dropped several hundred feet and landed on top of an empty touring car. Hudson was not injured, nor were the pilot and one passenger. Hudson is […]