Mark LaFlamme Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Jimi Cutting, recovering from stroke, waits for news about his eyes | Column

by Mark LaFlamme December 16, 2025December 17, 2025

Plenty of people are scrambling to find personal physicians and finding out they may have to wait a long while and then travel far from home to get one.

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Savage beasts in Turner, a bed thief in Lewiston and mustache tips for all! | Column

by Mark LaFlamme December 14, 2025December 12, 2025

Mark LaFlamme reflects on facial hair, feather dusters and, gulp, the extraordinary size of Maine’s woodland creatures.

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Panhandler’s cat charms strangers in Auburn: ‘He really does exist!’ | Column

by Mark LaFlamme December 9, 2025December 10, 2025

Mark LaFlamme discovers that Buddy the cat has an extensive wardrobe that includes a cowboy hat, beanie, elf suit and other fancy garb.

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Exposing Santa’s secret strategies! Plus some other stuff. | Column

by Mark LaFlamme December 7, 2025December 5, 2025

This week, Mark LaFlamme ponders snarling, seasonal denial, The Incident and Santa’s naughty list.

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Lewiston moms worry teacher ruined magic of Christmas | Column

by Mark LaFlamme December 7, 2025December 8, 2025

At Montello Elementary School, a substitute teacher left students in tears, and their parents angry, Mark LaFlamme writes.

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Wendell Strout and the hunt for the Turner Beast | Column

by Mark LaFlamme December 2, 2025December 2, 2025

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.