DEAR SUNSPOTS: On behalf of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association, I would like to extend my sincerest appreciation to the sponsors of our party celebrating the grand reopening of the playground at Sunnyside Park. By my own estimation, about 200 neighbors attended the party, enjoying food, games, fun and meeting each other. It was a truly […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Why can’t I find Chromax anymore at the drug store? It is used for blood sugar. Can you tell me how I can get my neighbor’s birthday on the Willard Scott Show, Channel 6 NBC? She’ll be 100 years old soon. Is a prescription required for Cortisone cream? Why did Campbell Brown […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: A few weeks ago you had an article in your column about a group that accepts used computers, fixes them and gives them to folks who need them. I am cleaning out my house in order to sell it and have a computer I would donate. Can you please give me the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Being a history buff, I’d like to get a map or maps of the battlefields of the Civil War. Can you tell me where I can find one? Thank you. — Ralph Sylvester, Auburn ANSWER: Apparently you are not alone in your interest in Civil War maps. There are a large number […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Why does Time Warner Cable keep taking some channels off our lineup? I notice that the Fox Movie Channel is gone. I also notice that the price of cable does not come down. It’s like they can do what they want, and the customer does not count with them except pay your […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: A cousin is a child of one’s uncle or aunt. Can you please explain what a second or third cousin is? Thank you. — No Name, No Town ANSWER: No Name has asked about something that Sun Spots, who has a slew of cousins, knows well, but it is a bit difficult […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am doing a research project on curbside pickup of organic waste (compostable materials), and I’ve heard that Lewiston had one for a brief time. Can anyone tell me more about it? I’m looking for information about how it was run, what sort of education there was prior to and during its […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Help! I am very sensitive to smells and chemicals, and I am looking for a nontoxic way to get rid of wasps (could be yellow jackets) that are setting up housekeeping at my home. They have within the last week found an opening about a third of the way up my house […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m hoping someone has the answer for me. I have been canning string beans for more than 40 years. I’m not doing anything different. I just put up 10 pints of green and yellow string beans. They were processed in a large pressure cooker canner a week ago. I never cook them […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I believe I read a story in the Sun Journal in the past, not sure if it was in Sun Spots or not, but I would like to read the story once again. It was explaining the meaning of so many people in the area having stars on their homes. Recently we […]