Feedback: Minnesota Marriage Amendment, House Fire

This is a weekly feature called "Feedback Friday" where we let you know what your neighbors have been saying on our Facebook page, to us on Twitter and in the Northfield Patch comment section about the stories from the past week.

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Deb Simon:
I'll vote against it but sadly, I think it'll pass. The younger generations have a more open attitude though so I think someday gay marriage will be legal.

Karine Ravetto:
This will pass with an overwhelming majority - so get used to it. This country is changing and changing fast – back towards its conservative roots. You people better accept this, or find your own country that you can create in your utopian minds. The likes of Northfield, Carleton, Uptown or St. Paul are quickly becoming the enemy, and we are bring the fight to your doorstep. Want proof? Look to Scott Walker in Wisconsin, look to the 2010 elections, look at the Rino Republicans getting to boot, look how the Tea Party is flexing its muscle and how the Occupy movement quickly ran it’s coarse and died. Its funny how even your media is in panic, and had to doctor what Romney said in order to paint him in a negative light. Wow did that backfire!!! So do I think the amendment will pass – yes and no question about it. I wonder liberals, anti-Semites, progressives, communists, socialists, and Marxists – how does it feel to be laughed at and butt of all jokes?

Will Hardy:
If you really thought it was going to pass with an overwhelming majority, you wouldn't have spent such a long time crafting such a hateful comment defensive of your own conservative views. This isn't about partisanship, politics, or popular culture. This isn't about you. It's about defending the rights of the countless homosexual that serve our community and serve you, whether or not you are aware of it, who you've just alienated with your terribly hurtful comment. I deeply hope this amendment doesn't pass, but whether or not it does, it was still so beautiful to see so many people together in one place supportive of gay's rights in our community.

Amy Haslett-Marroquin:
I'm curious, Karine....What conservative roots do you believe this country was built upon? My understanding is that the most beatiful treasure we have always had in the United States is freedom. Freedom is a fairly radical concept in this world and many generations have fought in this country to embrace that freedom as we developed as a society to understand how treating people equally is a part of freedom for all. (For women, for people of color, for all differences. ) Freedom is nothing to joke about.....when my sister and her partner were able to get married in Iowa, I felt the power of that freedom. I know it is hard to imagine as heterosexuals how oppressive an anti-marriage law would feel, but think about it terms of it being illegal to marry the person you love because your society doesn't recognize your love. This isn't about politics, my super conservative (politically) relatives were at that wedding, celebrating with the rest of us. This is about people and to pass this amendment would be hurtful. It goes against everything that is "Minnesota nice." 

Rob Hardy:
"It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, and no distant period, a great Nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a People always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence." George Washington, "Farewell Address," 1796. "I want a kind and tender heart..." John Quincy Adams, "The Wants of Man." "With malice toward none, with charity for all..." Abraham Lincoln, "Second Inaugural Address," 1865. "Utopian minds," indeed. Justice, benevolence, kindness, charity, magnanimity: these are in the roots of the American people, and nourish the tree of liberty which continues to grow and shelter more people under its generous branches.

Michelle Hawkins-Hazelwood:
I was heading home from work, missed my turn because of the torrents coming down and found myself on Turning around aa little bit north of the Greenvale Bridge. As I began my retreat back a Huge, awe inspiring, heart stopping, streak of BRIGHT crossed directly across the road in front of me, headed to the ground over in that area. The thunder shook my car(and me) and I had to pull over as I still couldn't clear my eyes from the flash. I'm sure this is the strike that unfortunately started the fire. in addition to the thunder there was the crack,snap of it striking. I'll never again try to drive in such a storm, the dog can just stay hiding shaking in the closet til I get home!

Curt Benson:
Excellent video Corey. It really makes you appreciate the firefighters.

Michelle Hawkins-Hazelwood:
Yep, Corey, our first responders do an awesome job deserving of great respect. I don't know anyone else willing to climb onto a roof filled with with fire under it and start swinging an axe to open a firehole in it. All in an effort to save a home that's not theirs. To keep fire from spreading thoughout and even to neighbors.

Heather Schultz: 
It was loud!! It shook my whole house near Greenvale

Amy Wold: 
Oh my!! I hope everyone is ok

Nizhoni T Walter:
Glad to see firefighters on the scene hope and pray for the families safety!

Brea Cruce:
Very Scary!!! Makes you realize how dangerous storms are

Joy Serie Amunrud: 
I heard/felt a huge crack over on Lincoln LN, I be that is what it was.

Heather Aldrich:
Heard and felt it on Greenvale Ave. I hope everyone is okay!

Wanda Bottema: 
I heard it also. was really loud. not far from my house.