Street 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.
Mark LaFlamme
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Jennifer Smith of Auburn talks about being Elf on a Shelf
Face Time: ‘I’ve never met a single person who hasn’t smiled or laughed when seeing me as an elf.’
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Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
It’s time to face the thrills, chills and teeny, tiny bones
Talk of the Town: This week our columnist nails down various doors around the house.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Little Miss Ray runs away from home
Street 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.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
How to deal with giant spiders and other horrors
Talk of the Town: Weird Al and Big Al make appearances but we won’t talk about al dente.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Big news stories that weren’t
Street 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.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
There’s no need for name calling unless there’s a column to write
Talk of the Town: Mark LaFlamme on cussin’, fussin’ and slushin’.
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Dentophobia? There’s relief. Here’s the drill.
By some estimates, between 5% and 8% of Americans avoid dental work because of dentophobia, the fear of visits to the dentist. But growing awareness, technology, chemistry and good old communication are easing the angst.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Follow me for some free backside buckshot!
Talk of the Town: It’s not so easy to follow the straight and narrow when one comes to a crooked arrow.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
It happened in downtown Lewiston. Probably.
Talk of the Town: What’s a cop reporter to do now that the police scanner has gone quiet?