We all respond differently to the agonies of winter, writes Mark LaFlamme.
Mark LaFlamme
Your guide to terrible movies and even worse winter wear | Column
Mark LaFlamme broods about the cold: cold arms, cold gear, cold weather and a warm movie that left him . . . cold.
Cooper Spring: Magical water or a placebo effect? | Column
Mark LaFlamme decided not to fill his water jugs at a Buckfield spring and now he’s paying the price.
Vienna sausages, a one-eyed cat and Sydney Sweeney for Christmas | Column
Mark LaFlamme ruminates on his eyes: scorched, fluttering at Olympic speed, and desperate for spring.
The Fergy moves to Auburn, pilfered store bags and the future comes for Lewiston
Nothing beats a good paper airplane, Mark Laflamme writes, among other things.
Jimi Cutting, recovering from stroke, waits for news about his eyes | Column
Plenty of people are scrambling to find personal physicians and finding out they may have to wait a long while and then travel far from home to get one.
Savage beasts in Turner, a bed thief in Lewiston and mustache tips for all! | Column
Mark LaFlamme reflects on facial hair, feather dusters and, gulp, the extraordinary size of Maine’s woodland creatures.
Panhandler’s cat charms strangers in Auburn: ‘He really does exist!’ | Column
Mark LaFlamme discovers that Buddy the cat has an extensive wardrobe that includes a cowboy hat, beanie, elf suit and other fancy garb.
Exposing Santa’s secret strategies! Plus some other stuff. | Column
This week, Mark LaFlamme ponders snarling, seasonal denial, The Incident and Santa’s naughty list.
Lewiston moms worry teacher ruined magic of Christmas | Column
At Montello Elementary School, a substitute teacher left students in tears, and their parents angry, Mark LaFlamme writes.