Mark LaFlamme: My malevolent and execrable column slithering onto your doorstep

Talk of the Town: Halloween still haunts the columnist's notebook.

Mark LaFlamme: I conquered my fears and so can you

Talk of the Town: For Halloween, a short list of things I used to be afraid of but ain't no more.

Mark LaFlamme: Is there something on my back?

Mark LaFlamme: How a hero squirrel saved a local newspaper reporter

Talk of the Town: Taking hard stances on on spam, spelunking and hero squirrels.

Mark LaFlamme: Place French sounding headline here

Talk of the Town: Just how would you pronounce 'Rollodrome' with a French accent?

Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the town — Fancy knots, underwater ghosts and my bathing habits

Mark LaFlamme: The bat is back!

Talk of the town: Riverside buffiness, tag-less T-shirts, mustard memos and more.

Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the town — Spiders, ducks and Tommy Lee

Mark LaFlamme: Slow down, cowboy

Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the town: What’s that scent you’re wearing?

When it comes to gauging fluctuations in the economy and preparing for potential recessions, I use the price of aerosol cheese to dictate my level of panic. Well, it's freak-out time, friends.