ANSWER: The United States Postal Service does not charge for applications or for its 473 Postal Exam. When you signed up to start the employment process, you should have had an account set up through the USPS website and then you should have received a confirmation email which would have included the relevant contact information. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to know how to get pictures and autographs from some of my favorite Hollywood movie stars. — Steve, no town. ANSWER: Check your favorite celebrities’ official websites, or use the website fanmail.biz, to see if they accept fan mail and autograph requests. If they do, then there should be […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I thought your readers might want to know what is involved in getting a passport. My husband and I went to the passport office in the Androscoggin County courthouse to renew our passports that expire soon. It was an eye opener! The clerk handed each of us a form that needed to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We would like to show our children 35mm slides we have of them when they were small. We have a Vivatar slide projector which takes s-100 rotary trays. We have just a few of these trays and need more. Does anyone have any that they no longer use? We’re willing to pick […]

ANSWER: Avocados are the most difficult fruit. They seem to go from too hard to a big squishy mess before you know it. The trick is to check them regularly. As soon as they feel ripe (have a little give when gently squeezed) stick them in the refrigerator. A hard avocado will ripen on your […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I got super glue on my Formica kitchen counter. How can I get that off without doing damage to my counter? — No name, Lewiston. ANSWER: Formica is a durable, non-porous, laminate surface but it can get scratched and discolored if you are not careful. Instead of jumping right to using a […]