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Mother of twins looking for club

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you or any of your readers know if there is a group called Mothers of Twins in the Lewiston-Auburn-Sabattus area that gets together to discuss and share things about your children with others? It would be helpful to get pointers on what other children do on a daily basis, such as […]

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Memories sought for history projects

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Before the opening of Poland Community School in 1954, there were more than 20 one-room schoolhouses in the town of Poland. Rose Aikman of the Poland Historical Society is putting together a pictorial history for a presentation: School Days — Remember When. She is seeking scholars with memories of their attendance (and/or […]

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Postcards from around the world sought

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a lifelong hobby of trying to collect postcards from all the countries in the world as well as all the states and provinces in Canada. I currently have all the states. Would Sun Spots have any suggestions on how I might go about making contact with someone in the countries […]

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‘Tiny urls’ serve several purposes

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Your column in the Jan. 3 paper said you are looking for questions. OK. How about explaining what exactly a “tiny url” is? When you give website references, more often than not you give an address that features a tiny url rather than the website’s normal address. What is a tiny url […]

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Pig painting purchase put off

DEAR SUN SPOTS: A while ago I saw a painting that I loved at the Salvation Army on Main Street in Lewiston. I didn’t buy it because it was $20. I decided to wait for Wednesday and get it for half price. Needless to say, it was gone when I returned. I still regret that […]

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Fallout shelters gone with the Cold War

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was thinking of the past, and I remember seeing a nuclear fallout shelter sign on the YMCA building years ago. Is that still a fallout shelter? Are there any other shelters in L-A? Also, I remember years ago while living in Lewiston near Central Maine Medical Center, they would blast the […]