The Columbia City Council unanimously approved the creation of a domestic registry at its Monday night meeting. The registry would give unmarried couples a legal way to document their relationship to hospitals and employers, among others. Here's what others are saying and doing about domestic registries:
Cleveland Plain Dealer column: Regina Brett: Domestic registry is about civil rights
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Domestic-partner bill blocked
The Wall Street Journal column: Michael Judge Says the State Should Recognize Our Choice of Partner, Gay or Straight
KJZZ Arizona News: Phoenix debuts domestic registry
Columbia Daily Tribune: City mulls partner registry by Sara Semelka
Kansas City Office of the City Clerk: The Domestic Partner Registry of the City of Kansas City
WUWM, Milwaukee Wis.: Domestic Partner Plan in Proposed State Budget by Marti Mikkelson
Lawrence Journal-World: Domestic partners mark registry’s first anniversary