A timeline of Minnesota’s gay-marriage debate Looking back on the last two years of gay marriage rights in Minnesota.
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A timeline of Minnesota’s gay-marriage debate

Looking back on the last two years of gay marriage rights in Minnesota.

MINNESOTA SENATE VOTES TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE The Minnesota Senate, after four hours of floor discussion Monday, joined the state House of Representatives in approving same-sex marriage.
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MINNESOTA SENATE VOTES TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE

The Minnesota Senate, after four hours of floor discussion Monday, joined the state House of Representatives in approving same-sex marriage.

thomaslowrysghost: I posted this a couple of years and have been trying  to find the whole thing in its entirety. Alas, the Strib 404’d the whole comic book. But all I have are the memories of orgasmic excitement when I found this. And this cover. Amazing. We kind of want to make a MinnPost comic.
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thomaslowrysghost:

I posted this a couple of years and have been trying  to find the whole thing in its entirety. Alas, the Strib 404’d the whole comic book. But all I have are the memories of orgasmic excitement when I found this. And this cover.

Amazing. We kind of want to make a MinnPost comic.

25 years ago today: Twins win the World Series With an October 25, 1987 game seven win over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Minnesota Twins brought the Twin Cities their first major sports championship and turned the cities into a one big, crazy, happy family. Read more in Peter Schilling’s ‘In ’87 the Twins turned the towns upside down’. Image courtesy of the Minnesota Twins
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25 years ago today: Twins win the World Series

With an October 25, 1987 game seven win over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Minnesota Twins brought the Twin Cities their first major sports championship and turned the cities into a one big, crazy, happy family.

Read more in Peter Schilling’s ‘In ’87 the Twins turned the towns upside down’.

Image courtesy of the Minnesota Twins

The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, and a bad day for the Metrodome On June 26, 1986, the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan played a much-hyped show at the Metrodome. The angry letters we found at the Minnesota Historical Society tell the rest of the story.
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The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, and a bad day for the Metrodome

On June 26, 1986, the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan played a much-hyped show at the Metrodome. The angry letters we found at the Minnesota Historical Society tell the rest of the story.

What’s that smell? Oh, just the comforting scent of rye crackers wafting through the MinnPost office. bigboxcar: Ry-Krisp workers in the 1920s. (MN Historical Society) I work at MinnPost HQ, which is right across the street from the old Ry-Krisp plant — Lisa Peters has a cool post about the company including old photos and old ad campaigns: “The durability of Swedish flat bread”.
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What’s that smell? Oh, just the comforting scent of rye crackers wafting through the MinnPost office.

bigboxcar:

Ry-Krisp workers in the 1920s. (MN Historical Society)

I work at MinnPost HQ, which is right across the street from the old Ry-Krisp plant — Lisa Peters has a cool post about the company including old photos and old ad campaigns: “The durability of Swedish flat bread”.

Minneapolis Park History

Very cool collection of stories about Minneapolis parks.

s4xton:

east-lake:

Whoa, new favorite site. Minneapolis Park History

Brian’s new favorite site is cool.