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I believe that in their guidelines it states because a gay couple could not marry the would get domestic partner benefits, BUT it also evidently states that if gay marriage becomes law in any state they operate in gay domestic praters in that state must marry to continue benefits. But because a man and woman can marry they cannot receive benefits as domestic partners.

It has evidently been worded in a way that they have not had to provide domestic partner benefits for all couples, the wording is also specific enough to now stop gay domestic partner benefits in the state of MN, as they are no longer prohibited from marrying. I believe gay domestic benefits will continue to be available in FL and AZ since those states do not recognize gay marriage.

don’t know, do you use tri care? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2935857/posts

well if he won’t hire a person based on the color of skin, without finding out if that person has the same political ideology as himself, then the only reason he isn’t hiring from that group is race.

If one can take the time to find out which way the political winds blow when hiring a pale person (and many pale skinned persons voted for the won) why can’t he figure out how to find the political leanings of a darker one? Then it would truly be based on politics not race.

Ah, sorry the former soviet block people I work with all are very happy with the democrats/obama. Out of the 10 I know none looked unhappy on Tue/wed.

my employer has an on line donation system, has for a few years. Each dept. tries to get the best percentage of workers responding. After the first few years where to not donate one had to put in one was donating $0, last year they finally gave a I’m not donating at this time button.

The sooner one goes in and responds the sooner on stops the stupid mail requests! I don’t know if the company gives more $$ to UW based on response or not. Never asked that.

before I went to town to work we got our health insurance through this company.

http://www.communicatingforamerica.org/

at that time the health insurance was underwritten by ...Life Investors? i think. It was a decent policy and we had no problems with claims. And don’t worry about it saying agriculture, it also includes small businesses.

I truly believe that some things become inevitable. Israel now stands alone and I believe that is on sign that the end may be near according to scripture. But time will tell. One gal I spoke with who’s father is retired army says he will not be surprised if Israel bombs Iran in the next few months. We’ll see.

Am I surprised about the results of this election, no, there was to much fraud being openly committed and the majority doesn’t give a rats a—.

So I think I’ll go and check out the legacy seed packs and such. I guess I may need to actually plant a serious garden in a few years. Probably buy a new canner and more lids and jar rings. I do think it will probably get worse before it gets better.

I think that could be fixed by having them sigh a paper stating that they know and understand that they cannot vote. Do this when they are released. It should of course also say they have been given the information on how and when they can ask to have their vote restored.

And yes I do believe that after they pay their debt to society (including all probation) they should be able to get their vote back. But I do believe they should be the ones to ask it should not necessarily be automatic.

“I have spoken with others and this election is very decided”

Decided should be divided, sorry.

Jesse was elected because for once the number of protest votes plus the youth vote all added up. If I recall our choice was baby humphrey who seemed to think he could ride daddy’s coattails... and umm can’t remember the republican.... also a huge disappointment to have as a choice. same old uninspiring, it’s my turn type of thing (i think, it’s been awhile) since I wasn’t impressed by those two so protested...so did many others, in some ways it was quite amusing to listen to all the what went wrongs, unfortunately they really don’t get it, lol)

So while I would like my vote for R/R to actually help in in the electoral college I don’t think it will, it’ll probably go to that other guy :(

BUT if enough of my fellow Minnesotans protest as they did back when Jesse actually won, well that would be excellent.

I have spoken with others and this election is very decided. Very few signs for presidential election, some for state races but even those are much less then other years. One person in the work place finally told the democrat workers that the next person to mention the election would get water squirted at them, lol, all because those supporting the demo side of things insisted on nagging constantly at another co worker who disagreed and just needed to be educated because that worker could only be voting republican because they were ignorant and misinformed.

I do wish this whole thing was over. it’s been going on to long......We actually have a very nasty co commissioner race going on here in SE MN. Should be an interesting night!

And hopefully R/R will win!

I’m in rural MN. The biggest surprise this year is the LACK of signs for either presidential candidate. Yes there are a few but most signs are for local or state candidates. I do see a few obama bumper stickers but not very many. So even I have to wonder what the heck is going on in this state.

yes. My granddaughter takes her lunch cause she doesn’t like the cafeteria food. Very rarely does she eat ‘hot’ lunch.

“”What about Somali or Hispanic students who might not eat sandwiches?” Verenice Gutierrez told the Portland Tribune.
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weird, I wonder what she’d say if she saw my Mexican born co-worker chowing down on her sandwich? Or my Sudanese born co worker who also eats sandwiches for lunch break?

I have a question, I did see a notice about some causalities posted on Facebook. One democrat (at one time she admitted she admired and still does admire communism) said and that not once during the convention did anyone mention our countries recent loses over there, thus the republicans don’t care..

My question, did the candidates or any of the speakers mention our service people and their sacrifices during a speech at the convention. If someone did who mentioned it? and when? If not the for once a democrat is right.

I agree on prosecution of persons doing vote fraud.

I told my state senator that I really would like to see prosecution of any election official found with any ballots in their trunk after all were turned in, there is NO reason for all polling places not to have turned everything it. Is there a check list listing machines and absente ballots or NOT!

Oh and that since those supposed ‘votes’ were not properly tracked they could not be counted. as for the scream of ‘disenchanting those ‘voters’? The only one who would have disenchanted the legitimate voters would have been the neglectful election judge. To me this really does need to be in our state constitution.

BTW the State of MN already lets people with disabilities get photo ID’s for 50 cents. I’m sure that many of those without ID’s are disabled and would fall under this rule. Heck if the 50 cents is a problem I have NO problem with it being completely FREE. (though if one can afford to pay 5 bucks or more for cigs one should be able to pay 50 cents for a ID LOL)

the 13th district does no exist, the people in the 12 have only heard of it’s possible existence as the capital bombed it when it rebelled and always show film footage of the bombed out area as an incentive to control the people in the other 12.

Please pray for officer Schneider, he was injured while helping a woman, who was only 17. More information at KTTC probably Rochester Post Bulletin. The last we heard he was in a medically induced coma and that was last night. Thanks

Having a dad who was a teacher and a bro. who currently teaches and a child who teaches to. While they may work more ‘hrs’ then said (conferences and correcting homework/tests) the teachers who work the most hrs tend to be those just out of college. Once they’ve established their plans they really don’t vary a whole lot from year to year. Getting new texts does require going through them and implementing the plan with the new text.

And of course beginning teachers who end up putting in more time doing lesson plans and such, just because they are just starting out are lower paid then those with the years in and who have established plans that just need tweaking.

I really don’t recall my dad doing much ‘school’ business during the summer except when he had to take a class or such. I’m sure he did some but it wasn’t like he sat around every day working on lesson plans and whatever everyday during the summer, he did spend allot of time coaching tho.

http://www.physics.umn.edu/outreach/soudan/tour/

If any of you ever get up to Ely, MN be sure to take the tour of the Soudan Mine. Going down in one of the ore cars stuffed in there with everyone else is a ride in itself. But not for the claustrophobic. I do wish we had arrived an hr earlier so we could have toured the lab, but we were to late. Oh well.

Neat things to check out in Ely,
the National Wolf Museum
National Bear Museum
and the mine. If you get to the mine early enough you can go down and see the lab where they attempt to catch neutrinos. We didn’t see that. Oh and you get to ride down into the mine the same way the miners did. Enjoy!!