Couples line up to wed as Iowa approves same sex marriage
Protesters from Grace Baptist Church in Marion offered petitions opposing same sex marriage in Linn County while Johnson County saw no protesters. Couples including Lolita Blaha and Lisa Harbit, and Trish and Kate Varnum, picked up licenses amid celebratory mood. Recorder Kim Painter, a lesbian, signed applications and plans to wed this fall.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Trish
Kate Varnum
Todd Dorman
Johnson County
Harbit
Linn County
Becky Alan
Shannon Alon
Wise
Kim Painter
Iowa records no licenses refused on first day of same sex marriage
Des Moines report says no county recorder offices refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples on Monday. Dozens queued at Polk County Recorder's Office as 82 licenses were issued by 4 p.m. Passionate protesters delivered petitions while officials praised orderly conduct and adherence to the law.
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the Gazette
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Sean Casey
Coralville
Johnson County
Iowa City
Iowa
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Patty Glass
Rita Wall
Linn County Recorder’s
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Wall
Charlotte Eby
Des Moines
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Recorder’s
Bill Roach
Ter
Polk County
Julie Haggerty
Hurley
Polk County Recorder
Grant Lam
Andrew Mahoney-Lam
Mahoney-Lam
Alliance Defense Fund
Arizona
Iowa Supreme Court
Napier
Recorders
Tom Miller
Iowa couple seals legal marriage after historic ruling
Jan Culbertson, 50, and Regina Culbertson, 37, held a commitment ceremony in 2002 and now gain legal rights such as pensions and Social Security after an Iowa Supreme Court ruling overturning the same sex marriage ban. Local friend Kate Varnum praised the outcome as providing permanency. The ceremony featured Judge Robin O'Brien-Licht officiating with the phrase I pronounce that you are partners in life.
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Iowa
Jan Culbertson
Regina
Regina Culbertson
Kate Varnum
Cedar Rapids
Culbertsons
Iowa Supreme Court
Steve.gravelle
Gazcomm.com
Pickup crosses center line killing Guttenberg man
Clayton Center near Clayton Center 61 year old Clayton County man Troester died when his westbound pickup crossed the center line and hit a semi driven by 47 year old Besler of Epworth who escaped injury. Fire crews assisted and investigation continues.
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Orrin J. Troester
Guttenberg
Troester
Highway 128
Richard A. Besler
Epworth
Clayton County
Sigourney
Bill Halloran
Halloran
Kenneth W. Lundy
Kenneth E. Lundy
Lundy
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