DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Page A10 in the Aug. 11 Sun Journal, an article appeared regarding a coin auction with particular mention of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. I have in my possession an extremely rare old dime that is, in fact, 40 years older than the one auctioned off. I would certainly appreciate having the address […]
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Dog’s nightly visits well documented
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Apparently a neighborhood dog, allowed to run free, has begun using my yard as its own personal bathroom. I’m at a loss as to how to stop this. Judging from the “presents” he’s left me, this has been going on for a while. I’ve attempted to clean up most of it, and […]
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Pickling works best when using fresh eggs
DEAR SUN SPOTS: How do you pickle eggs? Thank you. — Edgar, Peru ANSWER: Sun Spots got the following information off the University of Georgia National Center for Home Food Preservation website: “Pickled eggs are peeled, hard-cooked eggs in a solution consisting basically of vinegar, salt, spices, and perhaps other seasonings. Pickling solutions are heated […]
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Smiling Hill manages its own bottles
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you know of any redemption centers in the Lewiston-Auburn area, besides Hannaford (which does not give cash for bottles anymore), that accept the returnable milk bottles from Smiling Hill Farms? The only one I have found is Lewiston Redemption Center, but they do not refund the full deposit amount due to […]
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Paying for bottle, can redemption
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I came upon an impropriety while returning empty soft drink bottles to a store. They state this state requires by law a deposit on said bottles but doesn’t require the store to return the deposit upon returning the same to the store. While this nickel and dime doesn’t mean much to the […]
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Convention delegates pay their own way
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Who foots the bill for Gov. Paul LePage and the Maine delegation to travel to the National Republican Convention? Many thanks, Sun Spots. — Carolyn Libbey, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots put this question to the Sun Journal’s state politics editor, Scott Thistle, who said that the attendees to conventions pay their own […]
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Reader seeks adjustable hospital bed
DEAR SUN SPOTS: You helped me before and I need your help again. I’m 73 years old and in need of a twin-sized adjustable bed with a top that lifts, just like you would find in a hospital. I have been sleeping in a recliner for the last six months due to back problems and […]
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Rates for calling cards often exorbitant
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Buyer beware! I’m hoping to give everyone a heads’ up on one of the prepaid long-distance phone cards available at local stores. The carrier is IDT and not Verizon any more. They charge a 17 percent surcharge for each call made! I was horrified. I purchased a 350-minute card and before I […]
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Casino payoffs do not vary by time of day
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My friends who go to the casino say they do not play in the morning, because the slots don’t pay. I say the slots are set at the factory and only the gambling commission can change them. Who is right? Also I play on pogo.com. I have not been able to access […]
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Chimney sweep takes money, fails to return
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to know if any of your readers might know how to contact chimney cleaner (name withheld). Two years ago, he stopped by and cleaned my chimney, and I fronted him some money that he said he needed for some materials he needed for a job. He promised to pay […]