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Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDr. Roach
Take these steps to protect kidney health
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had low GFR readings ranging from 53 to 37 for the past 15 years. I’m an 87-year-old female in good health. I do strength training and Pilates, and am quite active walking my dog and doing my own yardwork. I’ve had heart disease for 10 years with no symptoms, and […]
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Posted inEncore
Looking Back on April 5
100 Years Ago: 1921 The police have a little of everything to do in their line of work. Early this week a woman’s hat blew into the canal. Later in the day the hat was rescued by a member of the Lewiston police department. It is now resting quietly at the police station, awaiting Identification […]
Posted inDear Abby
Marriage is not in future for man with divorce in his past
DEAR ABBY: I’m a single mom. I have a man in my life who I have been with for almost four years. He went through a bad divorce during the time we got together, and anytime I try to mention marriage in the future, he gets upset. I’m unsure what to do or how to […]
Posted inSun Spots, Uncategorized
Looking for Leavitt Institute Class of ’63
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I need an update of telephone numbers, addresses and email addresses of classmates from 1959 to 1963, and anyone else who may have been in the Class of 1963 at Leavitt Institute. I am going to be planning our next gathering, which could be sooner than our scheduled 2023 (60th) class reunion. […]
Posted inHoroscope
Virigo: Be responsible, and abide by the rules
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Robert Downey Jr., 56; Lorraine Toussaint, 61; Christine Lahti, 71; Craig T. Nelson, 77. Happy Birthday: Be open to suggestions, but don’t lose sight of your goal. It’s good to question and to look for alternative methods, but in the end, rely on what works best for you, and you […]
Posted inDear Abby
Trainer turns woman’s head, and husband starts to notice
DEAR ABBY: I have grown really close to “Pete,” my trainer at the gym I joined two years ago. We are both married. I know it’s wrong to feel this way. I love my husband, but I’m not sure I am “in love” with him anymore. I think what I feel for Pete may be […]
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Romance will bring you closer to someone you love
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Cobie Smulders, 39; Adam Scott, 48; Eddie Murphy, 60; Alec Baldwin, 63. Happy Birthday: Take your time. Gather information. Make a move when you have everything in place, and you can determine the outcome. Playing it safe will help ease stress, keep you on track and lead to the success […]
Posted inDear Abby
Man talks about his will but won’t put it in writing
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for seven years. We are in our 60s. He refuses to make a will. He tells me what he “would” put in his will and asks me if I am OK with his wishes. He has an adult child from his first marriage and would like […]
Posted inEncore, Uncategorized
Looking Back on April 3
100 Years Ago: 1921 Dr. E. P. Goodrich of Lewiston, District Health Officer, is kept very busy these days. He returned Friday from a business trip which took him pretty well over the state, to find an urgent call waiting for him to go immediately to Stratton, where several cases of Scarlet Fever have broken out. He left […]