DEAR DR. ROACH: Periodically, I suffer from kaleidoscope vision where my peripheral vision in the extreme right or left eye appears that I am looking through broken glass. It started about five years ago, when I was 65. After about 10-15 minutes it disappears. I never get headaches. It does not hinder my eyesight other […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Change begins with you
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Benicio Del Toro, 54; Seal, 58; Jeff Daniels, 66; Smokey Robinson, 81. Happy Birthday: Strive for harmony, and you’ll gain peace of mind. How you interact with others and do your best to be part of the solution, not the problem, will help pave the way to a brighter future. […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Grandmothers refuse to follow practical gift-giving request
DEAR ABBY: Our 11-year-old has learned to lie, and we feel terrible about it. Because she has a sensory processing disorder, clothes are a useless gift because the seams and fabric are often uncomfortable for her. We have repeatedly asked family and friends not to gift her clothes, but her grandmas are in denial and […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Feb. 19
100 Years Ago: 1921 Miss Jessie Lord of Lewiston was appointed treasurer of Hebron Academy at a meeting of the trustees according to a story in the Portland paper. She takes the place of Charles S. Erswell who is leaving the academy to take a chemical engineering position in the west. Miss. Lord has been employed as […]
Posted inSun Spots
Readers looking for African violet pots, petite sizes, better mail delivery
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m looking for two African violet clay pots. They are two fitted plant pots where one fits inside the other. If anyone has any and has no use for them, I am able to pay for them. My phone number is 402-4811. I can pick them up. — No name, no town […]
Posted inHoroscope
Sagittarius: Mix the old with the new, and prepare to start over
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Shane Lyons, 33; Molly Ringwald, 53; John Travolta, 67; Yoko Ono, 88. Happy Birthday: Take the high road. Don’t dwell on the past. Focus on the present, and move forward with a positive attitude. Put your energy where it counts, and you will reap the rewards. Holding on to something […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Bell’s palsy not likely attributable to COVID vaccine
DEAR DR. ROACH: In 2002, I had a severe case of Bell’s palsy that lasted eight months. I was unable to close my left eye for seven months. The doctors said there was a good chance I would not get back to normal. However, I eventually did. Only a slight indication of a droopy mouth […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Feb. 18
100 Years Ago: 1921 Mrs. Ernest Groves of Danville Corner picked two full blossoms of pansies in her yard last Thursday morning. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Jane Tartre, of Auburn, Maine is currently performing with the Ithaca College Women’s Ski Team. Miss Tartre is one of nine members of the I.C. ski team. The Ithacans […]
Posted inDear Abby
Crabby distant relative is an unwelcome freeloader
DEAR ABBY: My husband is an amazing guy. We have a very nice life except for an older sort-of family member who is living with us. “Nathan” has been living in the house for years, but he isn’t a blood relative. He’s my husband’s late stepfather’s brother. Nathan is a several-times-divorced curmudgeon who was living […]
Posted inSun Spots
Nonprescription glasses may help with oncoming LED headlights
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the Feb. 9 Sun Spots concerning LED lights on vehicles, I am having the same issues. If I’m traveling on a state road, I’m OK with it because there are white lines everywhere and that helps a great deal. However, many town roads don’t have these lines down the center or […]