I had only been on the job a week when I got the thrill of meeting my very first VIP. It was Lewiston Mayor John Jenkins, who shook my hand at approximately 85 mph, informed me that there’s no “I” in “team,” and then spelled out his plans to unify Lewiston and Auburn. The two […]
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Talk of the town: You're going out in that?
‘Sneaky Pete’ The first season of this Amazon crime drama was so good, I’m going to go ahead and use three popular initials I’ve never used before: OMG! What an intense show. It’s about a con man desperately trying to raise a hundred grand to free his brother from the clutches of Bryan Cranston, or […]
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Talk of the town: It happens to all guys
A ca-ca storm by any other name Don’t you hate it when someone describes the weather as “inclement?” If it’s not a four-letter word profane enough to get you kicked out of church, it’s not an adequate way to describe our recent weather. Maybe YOU’RE inclement, did you ever think of that? OK, I’ll go […]
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Street Talk: Boy, aren't you glad it's not summer?
Don’t you hate it when you go to the beach and the sand is so blisteringly hot it feels as though you’re walking on glowing coals? You go hopping along like a drunken shaman, trying to minimize the pain to your tootsies as you weave among the blankets, beer coolers and lawn chairs. You’d like […]
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Talk of the town: I know where you're ticklish
Orange undersea whatnot A reader sent me a nice note to say that, while she enjoys Talk of the Town, she doesn’t always know what the heck I’m talking about. I’ve given her observation serious thought and I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to make this column more coherent and tuna fish on […]
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Street Talk: Toeing the line at Shawnaford
There are some brave hombres out there in the world. You got your firefighters busting their way into burning buildings and such. You got your city workers who crawl through sewer pipes, braving rats, mutant spiders and God knows what other subterranean horrors. You got those people who climb to the tops of cell towers […]
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Talk of the town: Are we there yet?
Lewburn Wait, what? Lewiston is sincerely considering hooking up with Auburn for reals? I’ve been hearing about this potential coupling since I first set foot in Lewiston back in whatever-year-that-was. I’ve always thought of it as mere locker room bravado talk, but now Lewiston is thinking about making an honest city out of Auburn after […]
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Talk of the town: Are we there yet?
Lewburn Wait, what? Lewiston is sincerely considering hooking up with Auburn for reals? I’ve been hearing about this potential coupling since I first set foot in Lewiston back in whatever-year-that-was. I’ve always thought of it as mere locker room bravado talk, but now Lewiston is thinking about making an honest city out of Auburn after […]
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Street Talk: Bill Webster’s got bearditude
Henceforth, it shall be known as The Bill Webster Effect. Mr. Webster, our esteemed Lewiston school superintendent, has grown a beard so epic, it has forced me to re-evaluate everything I thought I knew about facial hair, manliness and the drive train on my 2004 Ford Ranger. A beard so manly and adventurous that Ernest […]
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Talk of the town: Unskinny iHop Bop
Poirier’s Market What IS the draw of this downtown Lewiston store, anyway? Drive by at 3 a.m. on a morning that’s freezing cold and rainy and you’ll still find a pack of people hanging out in front of the store as if they’re legally required to be there. It’s a true moth-to-lamp phenomenon over there. […]