2022 – Page 1383 – Lewiston Sun Journal

Opinion, Perspective

There’s history missing from the LGBTQ story told during Pride month

by Beau Lancaster June 26, 2022June 22, 2022

Reinserting race and class into our understanding of Pride is crucial.

Opinion, Perspective

A generation of LGBTQ advocates hopes the clock isn’t ticking backward

by Ellen McCarthy June 26, 2022June 22, 2022

They hoped the long battle for mainstream acceptance was nearing an end. Then came the so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills and the ‘groomer’ rhetoric.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Ronald Lebel: Why I oppose Mayor Levesque’s efforts to develop in the Lake Auburn watershed

June 26, 2022June 22, 2022

What expert qualifications does Mayor Jason Levesque bring to this issue? He has no engineering or legal expertise, is not a scientist and knows nothing about operating public drinking water supplies. Why are his opinions entitled to any greater weight than ours?

Op-Eds, Opinion

Francis Eanes: Protecting Lake Auburn versus solving the housing crisis is a false choice

June 26, 2022June 22, 2022

We need to grow our city with more housing in reach of working families, but how we do that matters. We must resist the false idea that addressing the housing crisis means sacrificing clean and affordable drinking water, strong labor standards, and the working farmland and forests that make our city a desirable place to live.