Minnesota public safety committee approves four gun control bills
Debate Friday in the committee hearing lasted more than four hours with emotion and pain not limited to one side of the debate.
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Outside the newsroom, you can find Jonah still cheering on his hometown Philadelphia sports teams, playing tennis and ice hockey, or chanting and song leading with his guitar at area synagogues (he's a son of two rabbis!). He and his wife are the proud parents to three daughters.
Debate Friday in the committee hearing lasted more than four hours with emotion and pain not limited to one side of the debate.
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