I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The night a group of students flared up in protest at Bates College back in the late ’90s, I showed up at the scene in sweat pants. Not pajamas. Sweat pants. Got it? I’m just trying to live my life. I’ve been thinking a lot lately […]
Mark LaFlamme
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Street Talk: Lighting up, shooting up, sucking up.
Maybe I lack imagination. When I wander into an office supply store, I don’t see sinful six-packs crouched among the array of products meant to blow crud and dust from a computer keyboard. At the grocery store, I can’t spot good times in cans of non-stick cooking spray or oven cleaner. Hairspray makes me think […]
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Street Talk: Better-late-than-never tips for surviving the storm, sort of
Good morning. It snowed. Look outside your window, and you will see evidence of this. I always back up my assertions with facts, you know. I’m a journalist. I had planned my usual report on world financial markets and parenting tips for this space, but in light of recent meteorological events, I’m making a sharp […]