DEAR SUN SPOTS: Love, love, love your column. Thank you for all you do for us and all the time you take to get answers to our questions. Now I have a federal taxes question. I am having a disagreement with friends. I say your Social Security does not count for income unless you go […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We had a perplexing situation yesterday, and I thought you might be able to help find an answer. For years we have obtained a Maine State Park Pass and have always gotten more than our money’s worth from it. It is an encouragement to explore the state and seek out new parks. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am a local coordinator for a nonprofit exchange student program. We are looking for host families in the Turner, Yarmouth, Lewiston and Auburn areas to host a high school student for the coming school year. Our students come from one of 70 countries, have studied English for three-plus years and have […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does Mr. Sun Spots have a solution for eliminating squeaking Canadian rockers? Thank you for all the good advice. — No Name, No Town ANSWER: Instead of Mr. Sun Spots (whose expertise is primarily in more technical areas), Sun Spots put this question to her carpenter, Larry, who said that what happens […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was wondering if you could share the following with your readers. We are getting countless calls from seniors who are very stressed thinking they have lost all drug-related benefits when, in fact, they are just losing a discount on their medications.  If you ran the following, it sure would relieve the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was pleased to see that you gave the French due credit (July 12) in establishing the Sainte Croix colony in 1604, making it one of the oldest in “New England” (as the area would later be known) and the oldest known European settlement site in Maine. After a disastrous first winter, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are looking for people who would like to donate some rhubarb or berries for homemade pies for the Maine Elks Association’s pie booth during the Farmington Fair. The booth benefits the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. If you have any to spare, please contact Sandee Welch at 418-9650 or Debi Briggs at […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for all your help. I have another question. Since Channel 6 WCSH has changed its news format, I do not get the whole picture. Both sides are cut off. It is like the picture is enlarged too much. Sometimes I don’t even see whole people or written information. I have the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: To the woman in search of a nice piece of hardwood to use for a wedding cake for her daughter’s wedding (July 6), Premium Specialty Hardwoods boasts exotic hardwoods from the Maine woods and around the world. Local artisans use the woods to masterfully create elegant to rustic furniture and many useful […]