DEAR SUN SPOTS: We read your column each day. Thanks for helping so many people. Would you know someone to contact to have something patented? Thanks. — No Name, No Town ANSWER: With the fast pace of growth in technology, the U.S. Patent Office is very busy these days. Fortunately, much of what you need […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have quite a number of old bottles, probably 60 to 70 years old, all in original wooden crates. How can I find out if they are of any value? — No Name, No Town ANSWER: Sun Spots has concluded that the best way to find out what your bottles are worth […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’d first like to say thank you for all your good advice and great column. I have written to you before and received some great advice. This time could you help me with a problem my daughters and I are having? We’d very much like to get a cell phone for ourselves, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: If anyone can help, you can. I am locked out of my sun porch. I know it’s winter, but I have a few things there that I might need (extra boots, a kerosene burner for when we lose electricity in a storm). I have checked with a key company, but they couldn’t […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We enjoy reading Sun Spots everyday. Information like the item you had about collecting stamps is interesting. You are right; not many people collect them anymore. People are busy with other things. We would like to know the number of apartments and buildings that the Lewiston and Auburn housing authorities manage for […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I love your column. I am looking for Reader’s Digest piano books. I’m willing to pay. Please leave a message at 783-4613. Thanks so much. — C.C., Auburn ANSWER: Sun Spots had never heard of these piano books, but found many places that sell them online, including amazon.com, www.sheetmusicplus.com, www.musicbooksplus.com, www.encoremusic.com, and […]