DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can you please tell me the difference between different kinds of salt: iodized, sea and kosher? On some of the cooking shows on TV they use a lot of kosher salt. Thank you. — No Name, Jay ANSWER: All salt has the same basic chemical makeup of about 40 percent sodium and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You haven’t failed me yet, so I hope you can help me out again. I’m looking for a color wheel for a silver Christmas tree. Does anyone out there have one that they no longer use or want? Or are there any stores around here that sell them? Please call me at […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for printing the letter about crows and pigeons robbing bird feeders. Until this year I was only confronted with squirrels. Crows emptied two feeders in one day. I hesitate to fill them again. Before the crows I had many beautiful songbirds, including a cardinal father and mother who returned year […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: There are three other options for people wishing to get rid of fur items. They don’t bring in extra money, but I’m sure they could be regarded as charitable contributions. Theatres are often happy to take fur things off your hands; they like to have them around for plays in period costume. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am wondering if you or any readers know of any company that may give away barrels or drums that can be used as rain barrels? They are quite expensive to buy. I know that trash cans can be made into rain barrels but am actually looking for something bigger. It is […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My husband and I are getting ready to sell our house to move to assisted living. We’ve given a lot of our possessions to charity, but I forgot that we have memorable slides about family events, and we gave away our slide projector. We are willing to pay a reasonable price and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Delta Kappa Gamma International is a professional honor society of women educators. The society promotes the professional and personal growth of members and excellence in education. DKG has chapters in every state and 14 other countries. In Maine, Alpha Psi is our state organization, and Mu is the local chapter in the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Recently, I was cleaning out my medicine cabinet and came across several of the old type fever thermometers, the kind that are glass with mercury inside. I no longer need them, but am not sure how to safely dispose of them. I don’t want to just toss them in the waste, as […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m another reader who’s going to depend on Sun Spots in helping me with something I’ve tried to do before, in other ways, without any luck. I’d like to find a way to sell a beautiful black, full-length mink coat and matching hat. I realize that fur coats aren’t really in demand […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you find out if a person can have three to four boarders in a two-bedroom apartment? Also, how about selling things out of a home? — No Name, Lewiston ANSWER: Sun Spots started by speaking with Carla Harris, the manager of resident services for the Lewiston Housing Authority, who said you […]