Same-Sex Marriage Vote Brings Glee and Gloom Online
After the Minnesota Senate voted to legalize same-sex marriage Monday afternoon, politicians, celebrities and citizens weighed in on both sides of the issue online.
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VIDEO: In Eagan Visit, Franken Discusses School Safety, Mental Illness and Assault Weapons
Sen. Al Franken met this afternoon with counselors, safety experts and ISD 196 administrators at Dakota Hills Middle School.
Sen. Al Franken came to Eagan’s Dakota Hills Middle School this afternoon to discuss school safety protocols with counselors, safety experts and ISD 196 administrators in the wake of last month’s Newtown shootings. Franken repeatedly emphasized the importance of early treatment of mental illness and also spoke about lockdown drills and perimeter security in remarks to reporters after the meeting. “You [need to] catch this kind of mental illness early, treat it, so it doesn’t grow into something where you have somebody who becomes a shooter,” he said. ISD 196 superintendent Jane Berenz; the district’s safety director, Mark Parr; and Dakota Hills Middle principal Trevor Johnson were among the 12 participants in the closed-door roundtable …
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Cathy Frazier
9:43 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Nice to hear that Sen. Al Franken (and we're Republicans) is talking sense about mental health care in light of Sandy Hook. It was 'mentioned' the first day and then the President and media used the tragedy to push gun control when the real issue is the lack of mental health care in our country. It's one reason we have such a huge drug abuse problem here, too. Kudos to Al Franken from the Frazier… more ›
Friday, January 4, 2013
Dakota County Sheriff Calls for Ban on High-Capacity Assault Weapons
Also, Sen. Al Franken will be at Eagan's Dakota Hills Middle School on Monday to discuss school safety.
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows said today that he supports a ban on the sale of high-capacity assault weapons. "I believe in the second amendment,” Bellows told Patch this morning, three weeks to the day after the Newtown, Conn., massacre in which 20 children were killed. “I’ve signed, over the years, 9,000 permits to carry" firearms. “But does the second amendment extend all the way to assault weapons and high-capacity magazines?" Bellows asked. "I don’t think it does.” On a separate but related note, Sen. Al Franken announced Friday that he will be at Eagan's Dakota Hills Middle School on Monday to meet "with several Minnesota educators, child advocates, and school-safety officials to discuss ongoing efforts to improve school safety…
Iam AnonEmous
7:54 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
sorry for the double post... *shrug* damn technology! more ›
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Photos: Sen. Al Franken Visits Southview, Valley Middle
Franken read to first graders and took questions from middle school students.
U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) stopped at Southview Elementary School and Valley Middle School on Thursday amidst a tour of several locations in the south metro this week. At Southview, Franken read aloud the book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, and also answered student questions, from what his job involves to whether he has met the president to whether he speaks any foreign languages (answer: a little German). At Valley Middle, he took questions from students and talked about his issues of focus; he emphasized the importance of education, telling students he believes education leads to innovation.
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Terry Elliott
8:30 pm on Thursday, January 5, 2012
Who's next for Senator from Minnesota? Carrot top? more ›
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
U.S. Sen. Al Franken to Visit 2 Apple Valley Schools Thursday
Franken will stop at Southview Elementary and Valley Middle School on Thursday morning.
U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is scheduled to visit two Apple Valley schools on Thursday morning, according to a press release from Franken's office. Franken is slated to read to first-grade students at Southview Elementary School at 9:30 a.m., then at 10 a.m. to talk to Valley Middle School seventh-grade civics students about his job as a senator. Franken is a member of the Senate Education Committee working to reform the federal "No Child Left Behind" legislation. He plans to meet with local education officials and teachers to gather their input on the reform of the federal "No Child Left Behind" act, which the U.S. Senate will debate later this year, according to a press release. Franken also is scheduled to visit Burnsville High School …
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Friday, November 11, 2011
PHOTOS: Minnesota Recognizes Its Veterans at Ceremony in Inver Grove Heights
Veterans and community members gathered for a Veterans Day breakfast in Inver Grove Heights, which was followed by the state's official Veterans Day ceremony.
A handful of local and state officials addressed a packed house at the Minnesota National Guard armory in Inver Grove Heights this morning as part of the state's official Veterans Day ceremony. The event was preceded by a free community breakfast.
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Mark
4:04 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Has anyone considered the implications of businesses who owners have certain religious beliefs and the requirements to cater to the requests of those for whom there is a difference of opinion regarding relational law changes? Would these business owners be required to take photographs, bake cakes, or otherwise cater to the requests of those for whom the most recent laws have been changed? What … more ›