Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal news reporter and columnist and the author of several works of fiction. He sleeps until noon each day and regrets nothing. Mark has several exciting hobbies, all of which are none of your business. Seriously, you don’t want to know. This page is a collection of his Street Talk and Talk of the Town columns.
Street Talk
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November 24Street Talk: Two weeks ago, it seemed there was a strong chance that the boy named Felix would never see another Thanksgiving at all, let alone this one.
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November 20For many long minutes, Kim Dupuis crouched beside the battered truck in Auburn and held the hand of the 3-year-old.
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November 10Street Talk: All day on that first day of the time change we sun-loving souls will wander around in a daze, feeling disoriented and out of sorts.
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October 23Street Talk: The pain of a bad tooth is immense. Extraordinary. When it comes for real — this screaming banshee of agony — you, the sufferer, will have moments where you are rendered clinically insane.
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October 6Street Talk: It's become tense and guarded on both ends, and you can't blame the police for this — the media hasn't been altogether kind to cops in recent years.
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September 29Street Talk: When the exchange of words was no longer enough, a plan was hatched. She would sneak out of her family home, travel up to Lewiston and at last, they would be in each other's arms.
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September 22Street Talk: Don't get me wrong, angry letter writer. When things like fires turn out to be not much at all, I'm happy about it. If no buildings burned for the rest of my life, I'd be as thrilled as anyone.
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September 1Confessions of a habitual swearer who also happens to be interested in personal growth.
Talk of the Town
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Talk of the Town: By the way, for the second time in around five years, I accidentally walked into the ladies room at a local business. In my defense ...
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Talk of the Town: Put down the pumpkins and no one gets hurt.
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October 10Talk of the Town: Monday was a glorious day. Facebook and a whole bunch of similar social media apps were down pretty much around the clock. Did you notice the weird peace and civility that descended?
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Talk of the Town: This week our columnist nails down various doors around the house.
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Talk of the Town: Weird Al and Big Al make appearances but we won't talk about al dente.
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September 19Talk of the Town: Mark LaFlamme on cussin', fussin' and slushin'.
