Doug Peterson

She likes to kayak in Lake Superior. She’s been in a same-sex partnership for 22 years. And now Rev. Bonnie Perry, a Chicago rector, is one of three nominees to be Minnesota’s next Episcopal bishop. If she lands the job, her moving van would cross Wisconsin, which yesterday made domestic partnerships legal for gay couples.
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Only one thing is certain about the 2010 gubernatorial contest: It will be crowded field. Some three dozen politicians are thinking about climbing into the race. Here’s a look at the crop of DFL contenders.

CNN is reporting that Sen. Norm Coleman has hired Minneapolis-based defense attorney Douglas Kelley to help with two lawsuits that include allegations about Coleman and wealthy donor and friend Nasser Kazeminy. The Star Tribune reports Coleman’s wife, her employer Jim Hays and Kazeminy have all hired attorneys (with Kelley, the paper calls them “four of [...]