Gorham

[ gawr-uhm ]

/ ˈgɔr əm /

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noun

a town in SW Maine.

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“Go look in the room and see if the gun’s there,” Gorham recalled his eighth-grader texting.
As school shootings surge, a sixth-grader tucks his dad’s gun in his backpack|John Woodrow Cox, Steven Rich|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
In the aftermath, Gorham’s older son, who also attended Plymouth Middle, had heard his brother might be responsible.
As school shootings surge, a sixth-grader tucks his dad’s gun in his backpack|John Woodrow Cox, Steven Rich|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
“I’m just as much as fault as he is,” said Gorham, who installs carpet for a living.
As school shootings surge, a sixth-grader tucks his dad’s gun in his backpack|John Woodrow Cox, Steven Rich|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
The boy blames himself, not his father, but when asked what would have happened if Gorham had locked up the gun, he didn’t hesitate.
As school shootings surge, a sixth-grader tucks his dad’s gun in his backpack|John Woodrow Cox, Steven Rich|June 24, 2021|Washington Post

Though Minnesota’s law is among the least restrictive in the country, Gorham said he would understand if prosecutors, who didn’t reply to requests for comment, decided to charge him with a crime for his son’s decision.
As school shootings surge, a sixth-grader tucks his dad’s gun in his backpack|John Woodrow Cox, Steven Rich|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
The houses too had not been entirely destroyed by Gorham's men.
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs|George M. Wrong
One of these, Marquis L. Gorham, was the originator of the self-sizing device that regulates the size of the bound sheaf.
The Romance of the Reaper|Herbert Newton Casson
Shouldering our faithful "grips" next morning, we started for the railway and took the train for Gorham.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
It had been one of the finest mansions in town once on a time, but had deteriorated rapidly since old Captain Elijah Gorham died.
The Depot Master|Joseph C. Lincoln
Lount, Gibson, Nelson Gorham and others occasionally reinforced him by their presence and their oratory.
The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1|John Charles Dent