Super Lice Oh, that is just a horrible name for a super hero. But apparently a super strain of head lice are crab-crawling their way across the world of hair. How does one treat a case of Super Lice? It’s the same as with regular lice, but the comb you get in that kit at […]
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Talk of the town: Like this status update or die
Mainecare vs. opioids This was a headline on Wednesday’s front page and you have to admit that it creates a nice visual. Me, I picture a frowning, suited, stuffed shirt in one corner, a sleepy-eyed poppy plant nodding on a stool in the other. One has the sprawling power of the government behind him, the […]
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Street Talk: Who has been scribbling in my notebooks again?
I have notebooks. So many notebooks. Everywhere I look lately, I find stacks of ragged notebooks with incomprehensible hen scratchings and suspicious stains. Notebooks in the car, notebooks in the basement, notebooks stashed in drawers I haven’t opened in years. I bet if I looked hard enough, I could find every notebook I’ve ever used […]
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Talk of the town: Haunted doughnuts and canine coffee
Krispy Kreme I once had a spooky experience at a Krispy Kreme in Myrtle Beach. The young clerk there appeared to know my name and my wife’s name, even though it was our first visit to the business and to the state. We later found out that the clerk was a young man who had […]
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Street Talk: Local crime drama demands script
I’ll be honest with you. “Breaking Bad” completely ruined local meth raids for me. A few weeks ago, when a pair of men were accused of whipping up tasty batches of the stuff on Lisbon Street, I had high hopes. “Let’s not be so fast to condemn these fellows,” I said. “There’s a chance that […]
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Talk of the town: Puppy monkey baby, baby
Bzzzzzz Just in time for Valentine’s Day, scientists appear to disagree about what causes the latest super virus, Zika. It’s either sexual contact or blood-sucking insects, so clearly the wisest course of action would be to avoid getting freaky with mosquitoes. I’m truly sorry if this ruins your romantic plans. I know my spring plans […]
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Street Talk: Life as a cord-cutter
I honestly cannot remember a time when I lived without cable television. Even when I was hunkered down in a one-room apartment on Nichols Street, eating Ramen noodles every night and existing on a telemarketer’s salary, I had cable. True, it was on a tiny black-and-white TV with an old-fangled channel knob, but it was […]
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Talk of the town
Groundhog Day According to a photo caption in Tuesday’s Sun Journal, a pair of university professors work “to collect secretions from a scent gland inside the mouth of a groundhog pup.” And we think this little fella is concerned about whether or not he sees his shadow? The poor critter probably just wants to spit. […]
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Street Talk: Abandoned dog stirs empathy
I was just fine until I watched the video in its entirety. The dog bounds out of the car with unleashed enthusiasm and not a care in the world. She runs a big circle in that crazy grinning way dogs have when it’s play time, tail whipping from side to side because by God, life […]
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This is what ‘high-quality irreverence’ looks like
Fashion arrest There’s a photo gone viral on the Internet of a woman whose attire happens to match the hotel hallway in which she’s standing. The last I looked, the photo had been viewed over 3 million times. How is it that this lady is an overnight celebrity, whereas every time I post a photo […]