On Monday, a popular website ranked cities based on their dating-friendliness for singles. Lewiston came in no. 172. Out of 183 cities. So, only eight were ranked worse. Is it really that bad here? We’d love to hear your tales of great dates, terrible dates, things to do here, things that we can’t do here […]
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How you survived a holiday disaster
So you left the tourtiere in the oven too long and ended up burning down half the kitchen. Or you thought real candles would look neat on the tree this year and torched all the presents. Hey, accidents happen. Around the holidays, when stress is high and time is short, catastrophe seems to be around […]
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Query: Too early for Christmas carols?
Driving to work this week it came blaring on the radio: Christmas music. On Nov. 13. Walk into area stores: “Here Comes Santa Claus” and other holiday tunes are already playing. A British psychologist says listening to continuous Christmas music could be bad for a person’s mental health. She says people most at risk are […]
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Paying dearly for your pet's health care?
They’re fun, furry and beloved. But pets are also expensive. Especially when it comes to medical care. Have you had a high-cost experience? Got tips on how to pay less without sacrificing care? Have any experience with pet care insurance? Staff Writer Lindsay Tice wants to talk to you for a story about pet medical […]
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Tiki for two? Your wackiest wedding gifts
When my husband and I got married, we inexplicably received a wooden tiki food tower that looked like it came straight from a Chinese restaurant. We taped it up in a box, jokingly marked it “DO NOT OPEN,” and decades from now our kids will have the befuddled pleasure of finding it in the basement. […]
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Will you still trick-or-treat despite the storm and lack of power?
With many neighborhoods still without power after Monday’s damaging storm do you still plan on taking your kids out trick-or-treating tonight? If so, share with us the neighborhoods you plan to visit? Do you live in a neighborhood without power and plan on not handing out candy this year because of it? Share your Halloween […]
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Under pressure?
Are you into preparing meals with a pressure cooker? Have you discovered the joys of the Instant Pot, which essentially combines seven kitchen appliances into one mega-versatile kitchen miracle? There are apparently people out there using these gadgets to prepare up to 40 pre-packaged meals at a time. To us lay people, it seems like […]
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Bald by choice?
Some people shave their heads because they’re going bald already and facing the inevitable. Some people just like a chrome dome. If you’ve gone bald by choice, we want to hear all about it. Is it hard to maintain? Does it make you feel like a bad ass? Did you regret it at once? Send […]
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Are we seeing double or are there two of you?
Sun Journal reporter Mark LaFlamme is on a quest to find local twins and he has questions. Lots of questions. Are you and your sibling carbon copies or complete opposites? Do you dress alike and play hilarious pranks on your friends? What about the notion that if one twin is in peril, the other senses […]
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Come on, spill the beans
Next month, the Sun Journal is taking you inside the historic B&M baked bean factory in Portland for a look at how the factory and its 100 workers turn out 15.5 million cans a year. For our story, we’d love to hear your favorite bean recipes (baked beans or otherwise) to share with readers. Pictures […]