Report Ryan Faircloth and Dave Orrick at the Pioneer Press: [1]“Republican attorney general candidate Doug Wardlow’s record of opposing some gay rights dates back years. For Ryan Durant, a former high school classmate, Wardlow’s views aren’t just a question of policy. They’re personal. Durant remembers Wardlow as a high school bully who repeatedly harassed him for being gay — and as the person who mocked him after he attempted suicide in the 10th grade. … In an account corroborated by several other students, Durant, 39, alleges that Wardlow, who is now 40, bullied him for years because of his sexual orientation. … Wardlow, in an emailed statement to the Pioneer Press, denied ever doing “anything remotely like the things alleged.’”
KSTP-TV’s Beth McDonough reports: “For the Jewish community in Minnesota, the shooting 900 miles away in Pittsburgh hit close to home. Especially for a Minnetonka couple, Barb and Brian Herstig. They were part of the 1,500 people who attended a gathering of ‘Solidarity and Hope’ at Temple Israel in Minneapolis Sunday. … The Herstigs became emotional when they realized how many people were in the room, singing together. Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman looked around the packed sanctuary, with people standing along the walls, filling the balcony and an overflow room and said, “We are here, the entire Jewish community is here, and every other perspective.”[2]
At MPR, Martin Moylan reports[3], “The state of Minnesota wants to know how fast your internet connections are — and it’s launching a new online tool to gather that information. It’s part of an effort to see if Minnesotans get the internet speeds that are supposed to be available to them, and to identify gaps in broadband coverage around
