DEAR DR. DONOHUE AND ROACH: I have hereditary dark circles under my eyes caused by thin skin. I have a 13-year-old daughter, and she has them, too. I read online that collagen cream would help but haven’t asked my doctor. Do you think that this would work? — LA via email ANSWER: People often submit […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I accidentally bought bread flour and had it in the canister before I noticed my mistake. Online recipes using bread flour are for bread machines. I do not have (or want) a bread machine. If I use the recipes to make bread the traditional way, will the bread turn out OK? — […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for a source that will tell me how much money the United States government has given other countries over the past year or two. I also need the reasons these funds were needed by each specific country. Trillions of dollars are going to other countries from a country that […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: When you buy a product and you find out it is defective, you return it to the store. Aren’t you entitled to a full refund if it is still under warranty? What I got from the fireplace store was the cost they were paid by the company minus their profit, which they […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: What are the laws on when political signs have to be taken down after the election? What are the penalties? Whom do we contact to report signs that are still up? — Concerned Citizen ANSWER: In Maine, campaign signs may not be erected more than six weeks before an election and must […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS:I hope you or some reader can help me. Someone said that there has been an ad on TV advertising a commemorative gold coin of the Titanic. I cannot seem to find it, and Christmas if very near. My great-grandson is so interested in anything that has to do with the Titanic. Also, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read in the Dec. 3 paper that someone is looking for a Christmas Day dinner they can work at. In Livermore Falls we will be having our annual Community Christmas Day Dinner at the American Legion Post Hall on Reynolds Avenue, Livermore Falls, from noon to 1:30 p.m. This is a […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Several months ago when ElectricityMaine began advertising that they could lower our electric bill I called them. They asked for my account number, which I gave them. She said it would take two or three months for it to go through. After three months I called again, and she said it would […]