Once we own Greenland, the family and I can finally have a little place by the water. Maybe plant some palm trees.
Mark LaFlamme
Staff Writer
Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
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Coyote hangs out at Bates campus in Lewiston
A coyote is wandering about the Bates College area in the heart of Lewiston.
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Another co-worker sails away on the Ship of Theseus
Chris Williams was my closest work bud, and I suspect that all of you understand how important work buds are, since without them, we’d go mad from our daily toil, and that applies to all professions, Mark LaFlamme writes.
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Bob Marley says ‘Don’t make rocket science out of it.’
The Maine comedian longs for some time to visit Maine’s small comedy venues. “I’d just find one of those younger comics, grab them by the shoulders and say, ‘Kill it bud. You’re doing great.'”
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Isn’t it obvious? It’s not real poetry unless it rhymes
Mark LaFlamme: Spurned lovers, unwanted Facebook guests and the hazards of a good education (meeting).
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Local comedians keep Maine’s comedy scene red hot
Area comedians say Maine is fertile ground for standup comedy, offering lots of opportunities, a nurturing environment, good material and some of the best stress-relieving laughs anywhere.
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On the road with Karen Morgan, lawyer, mom and busy comedian
The Yarmouth woman was a finalist on Nickelodeon Television’s ‘Search for the Funniest Mom in America,’ kicking off her professional career.
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Bullets strike Lewiston building Wednesday night
Witnesses told police they heard a vehicle speed away from the scene following the gunfire.
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Gunfire reported in downtown Lewiston
At about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, a woman who lives near Androscoggin Avenue called police to report she heard five shots that seemed to come from the area of Bartlett Street hill.
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Making the cop rounds ain’t what it used to be
The relationship between the media and police has become distant and robotic; like an arranged marriage that teeters on collapse, says Mark LaFlamme.