Columns & Analysis Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

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Columns & Analysis

Published
May 15, 2022

Elise Johansen: Why person-first employment policies are good for your organization

If the global pandemic has done anything for us, collectively, it’s made people realize they can leave something that isn’t working for them, even if that’s a huge move.
Published
May 15, 2022

Katie Draeger: Gov. Mills’ resistance to LD 1626 is a perpetuation of Maine’s disgraceful history with tribal sovereignty

By rejecting this bill, Gov. Janet Mills preserves Maine’s strained relationship with native people, neglects to provide basic rights for the state’s tribes and leaves Maine behind the rest of the nation.
Published
May 15, 2022

Leonard Pitts Jr.: It’s different when it’s your home

But I bet it’s also no picnic when it’s your uterus.
Published
May 15, 2022

Rich Lowry: The shameful Supreme Court protests threaten the American order

These weren't run-of-the-mill protests. No one doubts that demonstrations have an important role in showing popular support for, or passion around, a given cause. It's different to go to the homes of the justices, which sends the unmistakable, inherently threatening message: We know where you live.
Published
May 15, 2022

Celebrating 175 years of journalism, and our readers

President Theodore Roosevelt once famously said, 'There are two newspapers that I always like to get a hold of. One is the Philadelphia North American and the other is the Lewiston Evening Journal.'

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Published
May 14, 2022

Rich Lowry: We need to take the fentanyl crisis more seriously

Something like 50 times more potent than heroin by weight, fentanyl is the perfect drug for producers and dealers. It's easy and fast to make, and readily transportable.
Published
May 14, 2022

Froma Harrop: Mayor Adams mocks the far left to rave reviews

New York Mayor Eric Adams is a rising power in the Democratic Party. A former police captain, Adams is the answer to the prayers of Democrats who have almost given up praying for a politics they can sell nationally.
Published
May 12, 2022

Leonard Pitts Jr.: If the Court loses its legitimacy, can its authority be far behind?

Small wonder a September Gallup poll found approval of the court at 40%, the lowest Gallup has ever recorded, and down sharply from 58% the year before. One cringes to think where it stands right now.
Published
May 11, 2022

Cal Thomas: Why Mother’s Day weekend?

Irony doesn't begin to explain why pro-choice activists chose Mother's Day weekend to picket the homes of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts, who appear ready to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Published
May 9, 2022

Ukraine has high hopes as a victorious nation

The window of opportunity Ukraine is about to get by denying Putin most of its territory is perhaps the biggest the country has seen since independence. At the same time, however, both Ukrainians and their allies will need to work hard to keep it from closing as the previous ones did.