The Great Leaning Pole of Walmart OK, what IS the deal with that leaning pole in the Walmart parking lot? Every day there’s a new picture of somebody’s car either tipped over on its side or just leaning comically because somebody drove into that pole again and at appreciable speed. Either we’ve got some strange […]
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Talk of the town: Dirty pillows and purloined potato sticks
Wicked excited about baseball I was driving by the baseball field near the Colisee in Lewiston the other day when I noticed, with great glee, that the field was actually abuzz with ballplayers. I mean, dozens of them were out there chasing down flies, fielding grounders, warming up the pitcher or just getting stretched out […]
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Mark LaFlamme: The Desert of Maine could use some whip cream
The Talk of the Town clears up some confusion over the Freeport tourist attraction, celebrates Canal Draining Day, asks people to take off their shirts and clears up some confusion over scintillating scotoma.
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Talk of the town: Dragons, unicorns and a spot of tea
So, a dragon and a bright pink unicorn are walking up Lisbon Street, right? That’s not the start of a joke, it really happened.
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Talk of the Town: It’s probably not a shunning tale
Shunned? So, while I was reporting on the various activities planned by local churches for Easter, out of a dozen church leaders I queried, I only heard back from two. Now, I know it’s likely because they were very, very busy during Holy Week, but as I’ve mentioned previously, I get really uneasy when I […]
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Talk of the town: I love what you’ve done with your hair
Take a seat Another poignant observation from my downtown friend Lisa: “It was on Super Bowl Sunday that I saw a guy walking down Pine Street carrying a recliner over his head. I guess he was bringing his own lucky chair to his friend’s house to watch the game.” Makes me wonder what this dude […]
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Talk of the Town: Can’t get enough of your cheeseburger, baby
More on my deep basso voice In response to an item from last week, more readers announced that they, too, were surprised that my voice was rather deep — I’m practically Barry White over here — and not all high like Pee-wee Herman’s. This is a marvel to me. My main concern is my writer’s […]
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Talk of the Town: My deep basso voice
Dollars and sense Oh, this is rich. Ever since I wrote a story about some local folks who received their stimulus checks in unsealed envelopes, I’ve been getting emails from people who want MY advice about their own financials. How should they go about inquiring about the status of their checks? How should they proceed […]
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Talk of the town: SpongeBob’s good time
Love from Florida So I got this CHRISTMAS CARD delivered to me in the newsroom. It’s unsigned and the writing covers both inside pages as well as the back of the card. What a warm letter it is, too. Goes on and on at length about how the sender is spending the winter months in […]
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Mark LaFlamme: ‘Mostly alcohol’ explains so much
The Staggering Man “Six Lewiston stores will square off in front of the Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations,” according to a business story on Wednesday, “each making a case at a Zoom’d public hearing that it should receive the lone agency liquor store license up for grabs.” Now, tell me this doesn’t […]