Big Stone County residents speak out against Islamophobic remarks by county GOP chair

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Update: At the Star Tribune, Jennifer Brooks reports ‘Bigotry’ on Facebook costs Big Stone GOP chair his day job. Brooks notes:

The Minnesota Republican Party, which condemned Whitley’s remarks las week, has not yet responded to questions about whether Whitley will keep his postion as the chairman of the county GOP. [end update]

Since Bluestem posted Facebook status, Big Stone Co GOP chair calls Muslims “parasites,” writes “frag em” at Mecca, Minnesota’s branch of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has issued a press release calling for state and national Republican leaders to condemn county chair leader Jack Whitley’s remarks. Continue Reading

Twin Cities celebrates Transgender Day of Remembrance

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Stoned to death. Stabbed 33 times. Pushed out of a moving car then run over. When hate and fear rage out of control, people destroy by any means necessary. Eighty-one transgender people were murdered in the past year throughout the world.This is a Community Voices submission and is moderated but not edited. Continue Reading

Minnesota wants more air quality talk

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Earlier this month, the state pollution control agency announced a pilot program that aims to improve communication between Minneapolis’ largest pollutant emitters and residents amid concerns about the city’s air quality and fear surrounding its health effects.

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In Facebook status, Big Stone Co GOP chair calls Muslims “parasites,” writes “frag em” at Mecca

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UPDATE: Whitley appears to have removed his profile from Facebook, following a wave of condemnation from both Democrats and Republicans following Jennifer Brooks’ post about Whitley in the Star Tribune. We’ll be posting about the reaction shortly. [end update]

A status posted today on the personal Facebook page of the Big Stone County Republican chair Jack Whitley suggests that an understanding of the Minority Liberty Alliance’s message of inclusion hasn’t quite taken hold among conservative leadership living beside Minnesota’s western boundary waters. Continue Reading