Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2021
The Christmas spirit can’t overcome the lies and ferocious hate
Street Talk: In place of Christmas joy comes the grinding unhappiness of living in a demoralized and divided world — a world that no longer makes sense.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
Stop running over my food
Talk of the Town: I suppose that next some fool will drive into Wendy’s, George’s Pizza, Lewiston House of Pizza and the section of Hannaford where they sell those pre-cooked miniature chickens. If that happens, I’ll just go ahead and die of malnutrition.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
We love our Christmas traditions
Decorated trees and Santa, sure. But seafood fests, deer legs, stove-pipe hats and giant muffins? Despite pandemic challenges, ‘the most wonderful time of year’ appears in no jeopardy of dimming as readers tell us about the special movies, mai tai lunches, Charlie Brown trees, night-long readings and, of course, family gatherings that make the season so very special.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
New law requiring gas detectors takes effect Jan. 1
The law is expected to have an impact on local landlords, who will be required to install the detectors in each unit where gas appliances are used.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Waiting in dread for the first Big One of the snow season
Street Talk: The fabled Snow Scoop of Damocles hangs over us all.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Talk of the town: I know you are, but what am I?
Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose Got a random email from some company or another extolling the many benefits of hiring a life coach. I read it, too. I mean, who needs a life coach more than I do? I can barely dress myself. I was about to sign up, but when the company refused […]
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PublishedDecember 4, 2021
Lewiston man arrested after allegedly shooting gun to stop vehicle
When the incident was first reported, police were told that a shot had been fired and that the man who fired it was outside with the gun.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2021
Grocery baggers deserve all the glory
Street Talk: The brave men and women who bag groceries, many of them teenagers, routinely endure misdirected verbal abuses all while taking great care to never bruise the bananas or squish the bread.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2021
These are dark days indeed without a toilet light
Talk of the Town: Nothing says ‘supply chain failure’ like waiting three or four days for a replacement.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2021
A heaping helping of a mother’s gratitude for Thanksgiving Day
Street Talk: Two weeks ago, it seemed there was a strong chance that the boy named Felix would never see another Thanksgiving at all, let alone this one.
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