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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,659 posts) Fri Nov 5, 2021, 11:56 AM Nov 2021

Former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has died

Donny Ferguson Retweeted

DELAWARE. Retired Gov Ruth Ann Minner (D), who served 2001-09, died today at age 86.

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Former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has died

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Former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has died (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

I thought she was a pretty good governor. She was volunteer fire in Milford Walleye Nov 2021 #1

Walleye

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1. I thought she was a pretty good governor. She was volunteer fire in Milford

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Fri Nov 5, 2021, 12:13 PM

Nov 2021

When she was governor in a big fire broke out in her town she showed up in her firefighters gear. What I really remember was when she signed the legislation to outlaw smoking indoors. Everybody was out for her head. It’s kind of like it is now with the masks and vaccines.

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