As I read this, I realized just how long ago marriage equality was first fought for in Minnesota. In 1970 I met my husband,Philip. I married him in 1972. I think of all those years we have been together and for 36 of them, we have been married. It makes me sad and angry Richard John "Jack" Baker and James Michael McConnell have not even had one year of marriage in this state. I remember hearing about the speech Hubert Humphrey gave at the national Democrat Convention in 1948. When told...

Thank you, Doug Grow, for covering this story. Thank you, George Pillsbury, for speaking out. Your family is legendary in Minnesota and your views are ones that will speak to many. My parents are no longer living but they were active Republicans in northern Minnesota when I was growing up. In their last years, they no longer identified themselves as Repubican because they felt the party had been taken over by a real right wing religious fundamentalism. One of the important issues for...

Gary Lee's comments made me realize why I miss the Star Tribune of yesterday so much. In Minnesota, we want a "valiant local paper" and we have seen it slip away from us. I miss the old Star Tribune more than ever these days. I miss the many names who have left that place in the last months and years.

The Katherine Kersten piece slamming Al Franken just days before the election, followed by the endorsement of Norm was really too much for me. If you go to the Star Tribune website...

I beg to differ with Diane ... we were at the debate and we felt the audience rallying behind Al Franken. Al was very relaxed on stage and gave thoughtful, strong answers on every topic. We felt his real compassion for the people of Minnesota. As we waited in line to get into the debate, we had a chance to talk to a large number of people and they all were excited for Al Franken to bring the Senate seat back to the Democrats. Al's daughter walked the line of people waiting to get in ......