Looking Back for May 8, 2025
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inHoroscope
Aquarius: How you invest and handle your finances will get the boost you’ve been waiting for if you lower your overhead by splitting costs with others.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Stephen Amell, 44; Enrique Iglesias, 50; Melissa Gilbert, 61; David Keith, 71. Happy Birthday: Physical exertion will ease stress. It’s what you do that counts. Focus on acting, making a difference and maintaining a healthy and positive attitude. Refuse to let anyone back you into a corner or light a […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Alcohol overpowers love and reason for engaged couple
DEAR ABBY: My fiancee and I have been arguing almost every day. We have been verbally and emotionally hurting each other. I love her very much, but she has a severe alcohol disorder, and I want her to stop drinking. She keeps begging me for money whenever she runs out of her own. She wants […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back for May 7, 2025: Killer on the lam, shoe and textile tariffs, and St. Dom’s benefactor dies
Looking Back for May 7, 2025
Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Don’t spend what you don’t have or get involved with people who request you do so.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alexander Ludwig, 33; Sydney Leroux, 35; Breckin Meyer, 51; Amy Heckerling, 71. Happy Birthday: Offer what you can; nothing more. Your time is valuable, and you’ll want to expend your energy on beneficial projects, proposals and pastimes that support your chosen lifestyle. Home improvements will require undivided attention and hands-on […]
Posted inDear Abby
Parent and daughter still struggle to find balance
DEAR ABBY: I haven’t had a holiday with my grown daughter, “Charly,” since she left the state 12 years ago. When she came out as a lesbian, I wasn’t very accepting and didn’t handle it well. I have since apologized. Charly and her partner refuse to visit here unless I allow them to share the […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back for May 6, 2025: Historic Auburn City Hall arrest, county jail shooting
Looking Back for May 6, 2025
Posted inHoroscope
Sagittarius: Keep the momentum going, and share your vision with the people you care about most.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sasheer Zamata, 39; Gabourey Sidibe, 42; George Clooney, 64; Tom Bergeron, 70. Happy Birthday: Take the path that leads to peace of mind. Focus on what’s important to you and build your life with the preferences, patience and possibilities that offer comfort and convenience. Put your energy where it counts, […]
Posted inDear Abby
Readers respond to writer who refuses to dye
DEAR ABBY: Regarding “Silver Girl in New York” (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not color her hair anymore, this is her decision to make, not his. He needs to grow up. You advised her to wear a red wig when he is feeling amorous. What were […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Encore, Lewiston-Auburn
Public Theatre’s ‘Now and Then’ blends romance, comedy and possible do-overs ‘perfectly’
The show at the Lewiston professional theater runs through Sunday, May 11.