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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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
VIDEO: Franken Drives Robot, Cracks Jokes at Eagan High School
Sen. Al Franken dusted off his Saturday Night Live comedy chops at Eagan High Monday afternoon, joking about a nuclear powered robot and a grandmother's concussion during a demonstration by the school's First Robotics Team.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Sen. Al Franken joked with Eagan High School students and their basketball-shooting robot Monday afternoon during a demonstration of the school's First Robotics Team. Franken spoke with aspiring engineers participating in Eagan High's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program. A member of the Senate Education Committee, Franken has worked to expand STEM programming. The senator was in Eagan to discuss school safety protocols with counselors, safety experts and ISD 196 administrators in the wake of last month’s Newtown shootings.
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Monday, January 7, 2013
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 ›
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 ›