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Talk of the town: Copied and pasted
Did you see that awesome television program and/or athletic event? I hate writing Talk of the Town after a long vacation. How in blue blazes do I know what you people are talking about? I’m afraid I’m going to have to take a look at your personal diaries before I proceed. Copy THIS! A couple […]
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Send in the clowns, I’m not afraid
The terror was real and it was absolute. Frozen I sat in my chair, as still as a living thing can possibly be, as the monster clown marched up and down the aisles in search of a victim. In my head played a fear-struck mantra: Don’t notice me. Don’t notice me. Oh, for the love […]
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Mark LaFlamme: It knows what scares you
The paper chase So, you’re name is Greg or possibly Gary. You left a voice message for me on my office phone and asked that I call you back. So, I did what all stupid reporters do and scrawled your phone number on the back of a police report and then proceeded to throw that […]
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Street Talk: Ain’t nothing like that new computer smell
How vividly I remember the day I got my very first car. A Chevy Vega, she was, 20 years old but still rolling on its bald tires with slivers of metal poking out of the rubber. She had a red pinstripe down the sides, which seemed entirely appropriate for a car that could hit 60 […]
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Mark LaFlamme: Skunked, tagged out and blown away
A song that stinks You know your weekend is going to be awesome when the first email you reads begins: “Each day, like most people in the Lewiston-Auburn area, I wake up thinking, ‘What can I do to make Mark LaFlamme’s day better?” And then goes on to reveal a song about a skunk – […]
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Columbus Day: Another reason to argue
Ah, Columbus Day. That special time of year when we pause in our daily routines to reflect on our complicated past and to start arguments with complete strangers on the internet. My celebrations of this special time typically begin with a trip to my mailbox. ME: “Hey! Why isn’t the mail here yet? I ordered […]
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Mark LaFlamme: I see the want to in your ears
The most important thing you’ll hear today Stop whatever you’re doing at once and take note. This is big news. I have a new favorite local pizza. I’ll give you a minute to argue with your wife about it over the breakfast table as you try to make a guess. Think you got it? Nice […]
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Mark LaFlamme: A very scientific study of Lewiston crime
There are nights in Lewiston where it seems like no trouble could ever befall a single soul clutched within its tender embrace. Lovers glide along sidewalks hand in hand. Children play on grass turned gold by the sun’s fading light. Every person you pass on the street has a song upon his or her lips […]
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Mark LaFlamme: This town stunk so bad, the goat screamed
Tell me how you really feel Last week, when the scent of chicken “leavings” wafted across the Twin Cities, so many people wrote me about it that I was initially confused about the nature of their unhappiness. “It stinks!” declared one man. “It’s crap!” snapped another. One lady complained, “It makes me want to gag!” […]