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Today, court reporter Emily Allen reports on a Brunswick doctor who medical malpractice lawyers have criticized for not ordering an X-ray days before a teenage patient died. The doctor testified Tuesday that her actions were being taken out of context.

“As outlandish as they were, her characters were also very real. Those of us who grew up in Maine know people like that.”

Brian P. Allen, of Good Theater, on Karmo Sanders, known for her over-the-top yet relatable bargain-hunting character in TV ads for the Maine salvage chain Marden’s.

A Maine native, Sanders spent more than four decades in the arts as a playwright, performer, teacher and accidental TV star. Read more from arts reporter Ray Routhier: Karmo Sanders, Maine’s ‘Marden’s Lady,’ dies at 74
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