While I will always be grateful for Shah’s leadership during the pandemic, I suspect Maine needs a different set of skills, now, than the skills he brings.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine needs to get serious about its elder care crisis | Opinion
Our state’s seniors deserve more than to simply survive in an overwhelmed system.
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The easiest cancer to beat is the cancer caught early | Opinion
Early detection can be the difference between a diagnosis you can manage and one that turns your life upside down.
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A California law is hurting Maine farms and consumers. Congress can fix it. | Opinion
Proposition 12 is affecting cash-strapped farms everywhere. The 2026 Farm Bill offers a solution.
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Bowdoin’s proposed Kingfield campsite would be a win-win | Opinion
Maine ought to be shared with the people who live here, its students among them. With a new outdoor center, my college is looking to do just that in the most safe and respectful way possible.
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On Memorial Day, there are names we must keep calling | Opinion
What is forgotten can too easily be repeated.
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I fail to understand Susan Collins’ position on the Middle East | Opinion
The deaths of a 3-year-old Israeli and a 5-year-old Palestinian don’t seem to carry the same weight for the senator.
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Taxing homeowners ‘from away’ is good politics, bad constitutional law | Opinion
Maine’s housing problem is very real. So are the legal obstacles to solving it.
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Unfortunately, Trump’s new fund is perfectly legal | Jim Fossel
The damage is done. Although the hands of Congress may be tied right now, it must take steps to ensure this loophole isn’t exploited again.
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Maine needs a housing strategy with a precise vision | Opinion
Should we build more homes? We should. But need to be building them differently and with greater attention to detail.