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 […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I need help in a hurry. I’ve been invaded with earwigs. They are everywhere, all over the outside foundation, and now they have entered my home. They are everywhere. You are so helpful with so many problems; I hope you can help me. Many thanks in advance. — Desperate in Peru ANSWER: […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: How great thou art! I have a recipe for the Indian pudding one of your readers was requesting. It is as follows: Ingredients: 1/2 cup cornmeal, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 4 cups hot milk, 1 teaspoon salt, 3/4 cup molasses. 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My basset hound Samantha and I are a therapy dog team. While I am here in the summer, we visit the Market Square facility in South Paris, where people enjoy seeing her woebegone expression and her long ears. She loves seeing everyone. I am also a tester/observer for Therapy Dogs Inc., a […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Recently the Auburn Housing Authority refurbished the former Vincent Bottling Plant in New Auburn into 17 apartments for tenants ages 55 and older. We have a display case in the community room with some memorabilia associated with the former bottling plant but currently have room for more items. If anyone has any […]