CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jack White, 47; Courtney Love, 58; Tom Hanks, 66; Jimmy Smits, 67. Happy Birthday: Expand your interests. Look for unique ways to advance your skills, knowledge and experience. Consider what attributes you can add to your resume or how best to cut back financially to make your lifestyle fit your […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDear Abby
Friend runs background check on old classmate’s boyfriend
DEAR ABBY: Even though I have lived in a different state for many years, I’ve remained in touch with a female friend I’ll call “Tina” from high school, mostly via text messaging. For the last 12 years, I have been in a relationship with a man who has been very good to me. We are […]
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Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 9
100 Years Ago: 1922 Tourists over the road at Danville Junction from the Power House to the Upper Gloucester Road is much improved as several carloads of gravel have been used on it. 50 Years Ago: 1972 The Department of Veterans Services has been authorized to hire seven Vietnam veterans, according to Robert R. Washburn, […]
Posted inEncore
Artwork by Amanda Retus on display in Gritty’s window
Amanda Retus is the featured summer artist on display in the Art and Ale window at Gritty’s in Auburn. Her work will be on display through August. Originally from Needham, Massachusetts, Retus has been a Maine resident since 2000. She loves to drive through the Eastern pines, the mountains and the ocean, capturing the beauty […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Earwax removal provoked tinnitus, or was it there all along?
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a healthy 76-year-old woman, and over the years I’ve tended to accumulate earwax and periodically have it removed. The doctor used a slim vacuum, and the noise was very significant. Directly after that he gave me a hearing test, and I have hearing loss in my right ear. Since that […]
Posted inHoroscope
Scorpio: Consider what you can offer and who you want to help. Paying attention to what’s essential will make you feel good about what you do and who you are.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sophia Bush, 40; Milo Ventimiglia, 45; Kevin Bacon, 64; Anjelica Huston, 71. Happy Birthday: Share your beliefs and feelings, and make an effort to do something to help a cause that concerns you. What you offer to do for others will lead to associations with individuals who can offer knowledge […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 8
100 Years Ago: 1922 When William Pillsbury and Ernest Wells of Phillips were harrowing on the Cushman Farm in Avon recently, they discovered a penny which seemed to be somewhat corroded from long lying in the ground, and upon polishing it found the date was 1822. The penny is a little larger than our old-fashioned two-cent […]
Posted inDear Abby
Family drama intensifies with dogs disappearance
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have inherited four dogs from relatives. I was out of state for a month (my husband was home) when two of them were dognapped, driven 42 miles away and abandoned in the wilderness. I suspected who had done it right away, but when I heard where the dogs had […]
Posted inSun Spots
Letterboxing is an inexpensive, enjoyable activity for all ages
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m writing in response to the request (July 6 Sun Spots) by a mother in Lisbon for suggestions for inexpensive summer activities for preteens. My suggestion is letterboxing – a scavenger hunt-type activity that involves following clues that are provided online and that takes place in outdoor public locations. The prize is a […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 23
100 Years Ago: 1922 Miss Bernice Nelke, College street, Lewiston, sailed July 19 from Hoboken, N. J. for Vienna, Austria, where she will study music for a year. Miss Nelke is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nelke, being born at Livermore Falls and moving to Lewiston with her parents when a small […]