{"id":33486,"date":"2013-05-01T09:03:58","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T15:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/01\/congratulations-to-all-the-happy-couples.html"},"modified":"2014-11-06T07:24:30","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T14:24:30","slug":"congratulations-to-all-the-happy-couples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/01\/congratulations-to-all-the-happy-couples.html","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to all the happy couples!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gpb-content\">May you have long, happy lives with one another, and, in the not-too-distant future, be able to enjoy something other than a &quot;separate but not-really-equal&quot; status as well.<\/div>\n<p class='gpb-article' style='clear:both;'>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n                                                    <img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/images1-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http:\/\/images.scribblelive.com\/2013\/5\/1\/89352995-72d6-4731-8bc4-dda967354d15.jpg&#038;container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;rewriteMime=image\/*&#038;refresh=31536000&#038;resize_h=150&#038;resize_w=150&#038;no_expand=1' border='0' \/>\n                                                <\/div>\n<p>                                                <a href='http:\/\/live.denverpost.com\/Event\/First_Civil_Unions_in_Colorado_set_to_be_granted_at_midnight'>First Civil Unions in Colorado set to be granted at midnight<\/a><br \/>\n                                                Scores of gay and lesbian Coloradans are expected to make their commitment to love a matter of public record in the sleepy eyes of the law in the early hours Wednesday.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p class='gpb-links' style='clear:both;'> <a class='gpb-linkback' href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/Cq2JTgYSszu' target='_new'>View this post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May you have long, happy lives with one another, and, in the not-too-distant future, be able to enjoy something other than a &quot;separate but not-really-equal&quot; status as well. 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