While there is a lot of debate about education policy, there should be no question that great teachers are the key to quality education. Schools and the people who work in them — teachers, coaches, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and custodians — play an essential and positive role in the life of Maine children. Their […]
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B. Sheats: Supports Maine’s veterans
As a veteran, I am angered by Gov. LePage and Eliot Cutler’s accusations against a stalwart friend and supporter of veterans of the U.S. Armed forces, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud. Michaud has been a loud and often lonely voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, fighting for improvements in the Veterans Affairs system. In fact, […]
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J. Turner: VA problem should be investigated
As a veteran, I am having a very difficult time trying to understand why Congressman Michael Michaud, a long-time member of the Committee on Veterans Affairs, has not, before now, shone the light of day on the way the Veterans Administration has treated veterans. The idea that veterans were kept waiting months, and sometimes years, […]
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B. Clark: The best choice for governor
In a world of competing interests, Rep. Mike Michaud’s environmental policies capitalize on the relationship between nature and economic and societal benefits. His support of renewable energy and efficiency promotes the well-being of more than Maine’s natural beauty; and his opposition to the proposed East-West highway and KXL Pipeline demonstrates his commitment to providing energy […]
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E. Richard: A strong supporter
In 2012, I was considering adding new positions in Maine for my California-based company. My first stop was the Washington, D.C., offices of Congressman Mike Michaud. From that first meeting up until the day he joined us for our ribbon cutting, I could not have asked for a stronger supporter and ally. He and his […]
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J. Tetreault: Nothing in life is free
In his economic plan, “Maine Made,” Rep. Mike Michaud has proposed free tuition for all second-year students attending the University of Maine System colleges. I believe he did that in order to get the student vote. Students that he is targeting now should realize that if and when such a proposal becomes law, they will […]
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Coming out has been positive for Michaud
PORTLAND — When the intensely private Rep. Mike Michaud laid bare his private life and announced he’s gay, one openly gay congressman joked that the Maine Democrat had never registered on his “gaydar.” As he prepares to return to Capitol Hill this week as the seventh openly gay member of the U.S. House, Michaud said […]