Wendell Strout wasn’t just Lewiston’s animal control officer, Mark LaFlamme writes. He was an animal protector, a character and an adventure waiting to happen.
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Lost and sleeveless in the wilds of Auburn! | Column
Mark LaFlamme ponders what vest life will look like. Loin cloth? Tire iron? Hoverboard? Whatever, it will for sure come with a side of mayo.
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Thanksgiving tips to guarantee you get banished to the kiddie table | Column
Mark LaFlamme offers his food preferences for his Thanksgiving dinner at your house. Don’t panic. The list is short, and crunchy.
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Skeletal trees, 4 p.m. dark and other cheerful news | Column
Mark LaFlamme’s dreary, cold, biting meditations on the brisk arrival of November.
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The Legend of Tom Roth, Auburn’s drive-by shooting avenger | Column
The shooting on Pownal Road this week brings back memories of a similar case that ended quickly in 1998, Mark Laflamme writes.
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The political season and my trick-or-treating tips | Column
Writer Mark LaFlamme muses on dental picks, raisin trauma, political animals and more.
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Homeowner fed up after real-life haunting in Auburn | Column
Jen awoke on the couch, that frightening morning, to find a woman standing over her and just … staring, the columnist writes.
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Rabid fox mystery riles the public | Column
Mark LaFlamme wonders if the CDC erred by not releasing location details when a rabid fox was found in Auburn.
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The arrest of a 14-year-old in Lewiston was shocking. Let’s keep it that way | Column
Kids 14 years old or younger are now involved in city’s gun problem. It can’t become commonplace, Mark Laflamme writes.
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Patrick Dempsey and the return of the eyeball invaders | Mark LaFlamme
In downtown Lewiston, the Sun Journal columnist discovers the secret to happiness. Maybe.