DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope that you or some of your readers can help me. I have a 26-year-old developmentally disabled daughter who has been unable to find a dentist able to take care of her teeth. She has a severe gag reflex that prevents her from being able to undergo any type of dental […]
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Weather forecasts questioned
DEAR SUN SPOTS: You’ve helped us many times; here are a couple more things. My husband and I haven’t seen weatherman Kevin Mannix since we got back from Fryeburg Fair the first week of October. He is, or was, on WCSH Channel 6 in Portland. Did he retire or is he sick? Probably we’ll find […]
Country star’s book tough to find
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I love your column and hope you can help. Country music star Jean Shepard wrote a book titled “Down Through the Years.” My daughter tried to order it online for me, but there are no more available. If anyone has a copy they would part with, I would gladly pay for it. […]
‘Triple Crown’ needs volunteers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The United Way of Oxford County is looking for volunteers to help run its Rock, Paper, Scissors Triple Crown Series. Volunteers will be needed to help register participants, hand out water along the race course, point runners in the right direction, and help set up as well. There will be three races […]
Website references frustrate senior
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Many folks, especially senior citizens, are visually impaired and cannot read the fine print in phonebooks or other advertisements. Nor do we have money to buy devices to help us read. Nor do we know how to work on a computer, or have the money to buy one so we will have […]
Donate to Scouts for tree pickup
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Auburn-based Boy Scout Troop 121 will again be picking up Christmas trees in the cities of Lewiston and Auburn. While both of these cities provide locations for free tree disposal, they no longer collect the trees at curbside. For a minimum donation of $5, the Scouts will pick up Christmas trees on […]
Bing leads to wrong ‘Market Basket’
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I love your column and read it daily. I need your help with Market Basket advertising. We get their flier in the newspaper on Sundays, and I heard that they were located in the Brunswick area. I went online and checked out locations in Maine. It showed a location at Park Row […]
Kids safe without belts on buses
DEAR MS. SUN SPOTS: I read your column daily and get so much information for which I’m very thankful. Something has been bothering me for a number of years, and I hope you have the answer. Why don’t our school buses have safety belts? These children are our future and need protecting on their way […]
Mac computer needs service
GOOD MORNING SUN SPOTS: I’m looking for a reputable Mac computer repair person/company. I think my Mac has malware as it’s running very slowly. I hope you have some trustworthy recommendations in your Rolodex. Thanks. — No Name via email ANSWER: Sun Spots has a few computer repairmen, but she doesn’t have a breakdown of […]
Channel 8 channel answered
DEAR SUN SPOTS: You have answered many questions. Let’s see if you can answer this one. For several years I have always been able to get WMTW Channel 8 with rabbit ears, as I don’t have cable or satellite. But lately I am unable to get it. Some others I know have the same problem. […]