DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston-Auburn Film Festival is gearing up and getting ready to put on a fabulous three-day event April 13, 14 and 15. Since we’ve increased the festival to be three incredible days this year, we are going to need three times the help! We are looking for responsible, capable and enthusiastic people […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the comments about the background music on some TV shows (Jan. 31). I find it is the music on the shows themselves, which includes most dramatic shows, especially “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice” and the “CSI’s.” It’s very distracting and interferes with hearing the actual dialog. Would complaining to the local network […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been a Lewiston resident for 31 years and hear people talk about being in the Pine Tree Warriors. I was wondering if you would have any information about the organization and know of anyone to contact to learn more. Thank you for your work. — Amy, [email protected] ANSWER: There are […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to thank you for the information on how to get rid of sumac (Dec. 26). My daughter said your idea to get a goat was the best one. Now I have another question. When my kids were young, I used to sing a song to them. My son in Montana […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In 2009 (I think) the Sun Journal ran a column called (I think) How To Fill Your Stomach Without Emptying Your Wallet. It featured delicious but inexpensive recipes. One of them was called (I think) tortilla pie. It involved flour tortillas, ground beef, refried beans, cheese and tomato sauce. It was like […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You and your readers need to wake up and smell the coffee regarding these fake credit card calls (Feb. 11 column). Contacting banks and credit reporting agencies won’t help. Neither will being on the Do Not Call list, or listening to the recording and pressing 3 or 9 to discontinue all future […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a suggestion regarding your Jan. 26 column about squirrels. Trapping squirrels will only work for a while. You must change the environment or the squirrels will be back. If you are providing squirrel habitat, there will be squirrels. We got the best results with a gadget we purchased online. It […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is there any place in the Lewiston-Auburn area that offers long-term relief parking of any kind? I need to be out of state for two weeks, and I am not able to leave my car in the parking lot where I live as it would need to be moved if there were […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for a great column! I’m getting really pesky phone calls from “credit card services.” They have been calling almost every day. I told them a thousand times that we don’t need their services (we have no credit card debt). Yet they call. I have a Do Not Call registry phone number […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks so much for the prompt answer to my questions regarding single-stream recycling (Jan. 17). Now I’m hoping you can seek out a bit more information. I’ve been told that Hannaford will take plastic bags for recycling and the list includes everything from grocery bags to newspaper bags to bread bags. Can […]