Other Occupations
From 2007 -11, LaMarche authored a weekly syndicated column which can be read on line in the Bangor Daily News. LaMarche is also a Contributing Author for the online news and commentary site New Clear Vision as well as a contributor to the Huffington Post.
Along with her journalism, LaMarche was Vice President of Safe Harbour, a homeless shelter based in Carlisle PA for several years. She returned to Maine in June 2011, having been offered the opportunity by Stephen King to institute "a left-leaning" Talk show. With her co-presenter, Don Cookson, LaMarche appears on the Station WZON show "The Pulse" 5 mornings each week. In November 2011, in order to raise matched funding on offer from Stephen King to provide winter heat for Mainers without, LaMarche announced her intention to spend a week living in a "Hobbit Hole" outdoors, notwithstanding the bracing Maine fall conditions. She repeated the feat in 2012, garnering thousands of dollars in contributions. Her last appearance on the Morning Show was November 16, 2012. She will be working to help end poverty in Appalachia following her departure from Bangor.
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