DEAR SUN SPOTS: I just returned from a visit to my hometown of Turner. I was appalled to see the condition of our town cemetery. As I understand it, the cemetery lots include perpetual care. The grass is at least 10 inches high. There are iron rods sticking up where there was once a tree, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am fairly new in the Lewiston region, so do not know of any personal computer techs that I may call to solve a problem. I read Sun Spots daily and see that you do help a lot of folks. Do you happen to have in your Rolodex a good reliable inexpensive […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You are the best at solving problems. I need your help. Last winter I purchased a coat that is 85 percent wool. Now I need some advice on how to protect it from moths. I know that mothballs are no longer used. Perhaps you or a reader will advise me. Thank you. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I attended Mid-State College on East Hardscrabble Road in Auburn from 1998 to 2001, and I would like to get my transcripts from there. However, I am unable to find anyone I can contact to get that information. Does anyone know who I can contact to get this information. Your help will […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: There is a petition drive being circulated to repeal the newly enacted law to ban same-day voter registration. Where is this petition being circulated? Where can I go to sign it? Thank you. You do a great job with this column. — Claire Dupuis, Poland, [email protected] ANSWER: According to its website, you […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Auburn Exchange Club held a field of honor for our veterans on Memorial Day weekend. Many American flags were sold to the public, but, unfortunately, quite a few were not picked up after the closing ceremony on Monday, May 30. Anyone who purchased a flag and would like it, please contact […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Help, please! I have misplaced my recipe for refrigerator bread-and-butter pickles. Hopefully somebody out there will share their recipe with me. — Betty, Freeman Township ANSWER: Last summer a request for pickles (not specifically bread and butter) filled several columns. She expects a similar response to your request! DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Years ago, it was possible to buy glue-on half soles to repair worn shoes. Do you know if or where this item is available? The footwear I would like to repair does not lend itself to conventional resoling. — No Name, East Livermore ANSWER: Sun Spots couldn’t turn up much of anything […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Recently I tried to check with the Better Business Bureau in Portland. They have a phone number, but it says it is out of order. Nothing for Lewiston. Someone else must need their services. In today’s world, one has to be cautious. Thanks. — Dennis Whitmore, Lewiston ANSWER: Sun Spots went to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to know what happen to all the poems that were on the International Society of Poets website? I have the book “Tracing the Infinite.” My poem is in the book, but I want to get all of my poems from wherever. I want to know if they got them and […]