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Lyn Crosby

MN
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5 years 15 weeks

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Posted on 02/15/13 at 01:08 pm in response to Getting over our Portland envy

Minneapolis named gayest city by Advocate magazine in 2011? 5th gay-friendliest by Ranker? How about the State of Minnesota being the FIRST to defeat an anti-gay marriage amendment in 2012?

Posted on 01/26/13 at 11:02 am in response to Commissioner Dohman outlines proposed Dayton's proposed public safety 'investments'

How to make Minnesota more safe: A story from personal experience. The Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services (administered under the Dept of Public Safety) was for many years a full-time director and just one other full-time staff person, an administrative assistant. Several years ago the AA position was reduced to 3/4 time, then to merely half time.

Due to many factors, the work of the 1.5 person staff was significantly behind (including the volume of work and...

Posted on 01/09/13 at 05:38 pm in response to More guards recommended at Minnesota state Capitol

"More security guards" will do little or no good in buildings with no curent security access system, like the Administration Building and (I believe) the Capital.

Posted on 11/26/12 at 09:58 pm in response to What happened here? Three observations about Minnesota's marriage vote

"We had a long conversation. We took a vote. Discrimination did not prevail."

Well that says it ALL!

I was proud to be a volunteer (though not enough!) and meet some fantastic volunteers and staff. And most of them were straight!!

My partner and I just recently commented, that even though we didn't really gain anything with this amendment defeat, we feel just a bit more acceptance and comfort with people since the amendment defeat. In a recent medical setting we got no...

Posted on 10/31/12 at 01:14 pm in response to Minnesota newspapers on marriage, voting amendments: a resounding 'No'

St Paul Pioneer Press - out of step again.............I am embarrassed to say.

Posted on 10/22/12 at 01:43 pm in response to Marriage in U.S.: from a yoke that bound to 'freedom in a chosen space'

So much for the pro-marriage amendment claim that marriage shouldn’t be “redefined” – it’s been redefined through history!

VOTE NO!!

Posted on 09/04/12 at 03:06 pm in response to When Lizz met Michele: The Winstead-Bachmann show at the fair

...and leave it to another conservative to criticize whatever is done! Don'tcha know (that's Minnesotan...) that if there had been discussion, that would have been criticized too...

Posted on 08/28/12 at 03:05 pm in response to Supreme Court amendments rulings — What we've learned

Mr Heuring seems to have just a small bit of bias himself, n'est-ce pas?? Obviously he's as non-partisan as the LWV and as neutral as Ritchie....

Posted on 08/13/12 at 01:57 pm in response to Sen. Parry angered by laughter directed at Republicans

Bravo Repr Lillie for calling a bully a bully!

Posted on 09/19/11 at 05:01 pm in response to Eleanor Mondale, 51, dies after battle with brain cancer

A gutsy woman who I admired, not to mention her parents. Chan, Walter, Joan and families - my thoughts are with you. Thank you for sharing her journey on Caring Bridge.