DEAR SUN SPOTS: What are the differences between Rumford’s and Mexico’s water as regards to mineral content, etc.? I live in Rumford and my hair looks and feels like straw, and I can barely get a comb through it, regardless of what shampoo/conditioner I use. It’s also continuously falling out. By contrast, just one shower […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I thought a while ago I read that somewhere you could send expired coupons for those in military service. If this is correct, do you have an address for them? Love your column and have found a lot of information on a lot of topics. Hope it continues for a long while […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the question about insurance to supplement Medicare (Dec. 31), some Advantage plans offer plans with no premiums even for Part D and reasonable copays.  There are also companies that offer supplemental plans and you cannot be denied, even with pre-existing conditions.  My Advantage plan even has some dental and eye coverage. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am writing about some 1942 dog tags that were listed on eBay. The dog tags read “Ernest G. Wood, 31151320 Wilfred Courassa, 243 Blake St, Lewiston, Maine.” I inquired on a website for unidentified/abandoned photos from Maine and have a few leads, but with your resources thought you might be able […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Hope you can get a straight answer on this problem. Walmart advertises that they accept the lower price from any competitor. They have accepted ads from Food City (Lisbon, Turner) and Shaw’s, but when it comes to Market Basket in Biddeford they refuse to accept. Aren’t they considered as “any competitor”? What’s […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Enjoy your column so much, and the information is so helpful. I would like to know if there are any local dealers who sell Servel propane refrigerators. We are looking to buy one, new or used, if it’s not too old and in good condition. We keep looking in the classified ads […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In your Dec. 30 column you responded to an inquiry regarding services for the homeless in rural Maine. I would like to bring to your attention for future reference services for homeless youth provided by New Beginnings in the rural areas of Franklin, Androscoggin and Kennebec counties. We have housed hundreds of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Last fall there was a letter to the editor in the Sun Journal that said the politicians in Washington, D.C., gave themselves a raise of almost $5,000. I would like to know what the members of Congress get paid, along with all the benefits they receive, plus what they get after they […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a strobe light on top of my truck, which I use when I plow. I got stopped by Auburn police saying it is not legal to have on a personal truck, even though I only turn it on when I back into the street. Another officer said he never heard […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: If a wife suddenly finds herself unable to be on her husband’s insurance plan, does she have any recourse on acquiring insurance for herself, now that the deadline for the Affordable Care Act has passed? She is over 65 and only has Medicare. Thank you for your help. — No Name, Auburn […]