Nina the pit bull ‘put on the dog’ day after day without success. Finally, Sandy Graul had enough.
Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Boil some water and put on some boots!
Talk of the Town: Slush Puppies, frozen headlights, boiling water, an avalanche of food and so many more temperature-related matters to ponder.
Mark LaFlamme: Shocked, embarrassed and afraid of bugs
Talk of the Town: Remember that time I confessed to watching ‘Blossom’ and all the fun you had calling me little girl names for the rest of the month?
Mark LaFlamme: Editors ain’t so bad . . .
Street Talk: Editors have the magic to make bad writing good and to make good writing better. When they’re not sending you off to do stupid stuff, that is.
Talk of the town: The purloined fire truck and a selfishly devoured meat pie
Got flu meds? You either pay ridiculous prices for the brand stuff or you find yourself out in Kennedy Park in the wee hours going: ‘Psss, hey buddy. Got any fizz?’
Mark LaFlamme: Some heartwarming Christmas stories
Talk of the Town: St. Nicholas’ bail set at $50,000 or $150,000 surety.
Mark LaFlamme: Lewiston-Auburn police radios remain silent — for us
Street Talk: It’s been a year-and-a-half of police radio silence now in the Twin Cities. In other parts of the country, compromises have been reached but in Lewiston-Auburn, police have dug in their heels.
Mark LaFlamme: It’s not the size of the knife that matters
Talk of the Town
Mark LaFlamme: Out with the old, in with the new
Street Talk: Moving just down the road a sneeze from 104 Park to 64 Lisbon St.
Face Time: Joe Charpentier — New kid on the news block. Sort of.
The Sun Journal’s new spot news reporter comes via Down East, Farmington, Wales (the country), Massachusetts and more, acquiring experience needed for even the toughest weather story.