Talk of the Town: Taking aim at falling lizards, January, football overtime rules, the laws on cleaning cast iron pans and so much more.
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Mark LaFlamme: Rumors, half truths and speculation are part of the job
Street Talk: A lot of rumors have absolutely no basis in reality, and yet they still have value.
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Mark LaFlamme: Swearing about the cold in German
Talk of the Town: An unusual tour of Deutschland featuring boots, Greene sand, Reddy Kilowatt, heroes, late-night accidents and so much mehr. Want some schnitzel with that?
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Street Talk: What is the ghastliest news of all?
For me, the most dreadful stories of them all are those where, in the glow of the police and ambulance lights, the pain is only just beginning.
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Mark LaFlamme: Dead batteries and bruised tailbones
Talk of the Town: ‘I’m getting a lot of spam lately that begins with ‘Hello, dear.’ ‘
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Mark LaFlamme: Why Maine instead of Florida?
‘Why?’ I asked the feckless remains of my splintered shovel. ‘Why in the name of all things holy does anyone stay in Maine knowing what the winters are like?’
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Talk of the town: It feels like burning
It was a week of barb-wire cold (if you know what I mean), saltine success, sand snitches, being Greene with shame, and no honeymoon photos.
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Games people play: Family game night is bigger than ever
Maybe it’s COVID-19. Maybe it’s a desire for more human interaction. Whatever the reasons, getting together to play games is hot in Maine — everything from an old-fashion game of cribbage to Matthew Strout’s 1,000-plus-game passion.
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The arctic throat punch and other scary weather terms
Street Talk: This arctic blast isn’t going to make a Jack-Nicholson-at-the-end-of-‘The-Shining’-style popsicle out of me, no sir. I’m all kinds of ready for this.
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Talk of the town: In search of an appellation
I’ve been skulking around Lewiston’s prime spots for so long, you’d think people would have taken to calling me “Kennedy Park Mark,” “Canal Man” or . . .