DEAR SUN SPOTS: This letter is to address misinformation in your June 27 column concerning dental hygienists and dentists. First, I would like to point out that independent practice dental hygienists have existed according to state law here in Maine for the past three years. Indeed, Main Street Dental Hygiene in Mexico is well within […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are neighbors on the same street and have six cats between us. We wonder if anyone in Auburn makes house calls to cut nails and/or perform other routine nonveterinarian services. Senior citizens can have difficulty transporting their animals for routine monthly care. Thanks for your help. — Lily and Willy, Auburn […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: It is discouraging for me to buy fresh peaches in the market. the texture is not dependable, and the flesh around the pit sticks to it and does not get soft. What can I do to improve the ripening? — No Name, No Town ANSWER: Sun Spots surfed the Internet and found […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the April 23 letter about the shortage of dentists in the state. When I lived in New York state many years ago, dentists worked five days a week. Many had hours on Saturday or in the evenings because people did not get time off from work for these appointments. When we […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: How can I reach Ken Burns, the man who does the historic documentaries? Also, Ted Turner, who made the Gettysburg movie? Thanks. — No name via email ANSWER; As Sun Spots has said before, finding mailing addresses in the Internet age is not easy feat. She does not guarantee their accuracy, but […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope you can answer this letter as soon as you can! I am trying to find out if there are group meetings for parents who have children in prison. My daughter is really having a hard time with that situation. I am looking for group meetings close to the Lewiston-Auburn region. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was wondering if there is a way to get or buy just the fliers and coupons that come in the Sun Journal? Thank you. — Debra via email ANSWER: You must buy the paper to get the coupons and other advertisements. Considering how much you save, the $1.75 price of the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to the request in the June 11 letter from Brenda Pierce, I remember Barkerville School very well. I also remember Bob Albert (we called him “Bobby”). I went to this school from the first to fifth grade. It was a two-room school. Grades one and two were in one room, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was a fourth-grade teacher at Montello School from 1983 to 1988. Then I moved to Maryland and continued teaching until my retirement in 2001. Upon my retirement, I turned to writing, and now my third book, “This Business of Children,” under my pen name Chloe JonPaul, is about to be published. […]