DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a membership to Planet Fitness and used the facilities in Lewiston weekly until they closed. I have gone to the one in Auburn since the closure in Lewiston but am just not happy there. The equipment is just so crowded and there are many times that you have to wait. […]

GOOD MORNING, MRS. SUN SPOTS: Having just read an article on underage tattoos, I was wondering if you could post the laws for getting tattoos here in Maine, age, etc. I have a teen daughter swearing you can get one if you’re younger than 18 with a parent’s signature, but I’m thinking not. Thanks for […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You and Sun Journal shine without spots. I hope my question won’t be too long for you to print. I am in retirement and collect a pension plus some Social Security. I also work part time in a restaurant. Over the last 10 years I have met many fine Latinos and other […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am hoping someone can help me. I have a septic system and I put stuff in it to help it. But for some reason I get this awful smell up the drains. The bathroom smells like rotten cabbage. I also put baking soda in and it helps some. Thank you. — […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for your reply to Faithful Reader (Jan. 13) about the cancellation of the Circuitbreaker program and the new Property Tax Fairness Credit. It will be helpful for many. I benefited from that program, which helps. me pay my increasing real estate taxes. I wonder if you can find out how […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: An aging plaster sculpture of World War I Gen. John J. “Blackjack” Pershing needs a facelift. Can someone help? The bust spent years decorating Lewiston’s United Members Club hall. But today its head sits loosely on its shoulders and its jaw is busted. Veteran Jerry Der Boghosian, who now has possession of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In your Jan. 22 column about telephone scams and telemarketers, you wrote: “If you can’t bring yourself to be as rude as Sun Spots, the next best option is to refuse to do ANY business over the phone. Instead, ask that material be mailed to you.” This advice needs an accompanying caution. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you know of any dog groomers in the area who will come to your home to groom a dog? Thank you in advance! — Beth, Greene ANSWER: Sun Spots has had requests for dog groomers before, but she does not know if any of them will come to your home. Readers? […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to the Jan. 15 query, fluffy omelets were awesome at the Bagels and Things restaurant until it was closed. Other restaurants have had them, but they have become flatter and flatter over time. Good luck finding them now. — S. Mathews Auburn ANSWER: Apparently you have been missing out because […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been reading your column since I can’t remember when. I have never written to you before, but I feel I have to write to you on behalf of myself and thousands of others. Recently I received a letter telling me I am getting a $10 raise on my Social Security […]