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Dallas groups to retire worn U.S. flags solemnly by fire on Sunday
Dallas :: TX :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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The Dallas Morning News kgudmundsson@dallasnews.com On Monday, Americans will be encouraged to fly their flags in celebration of National Flag Day...It's not a return to the '60s, when burning Old Glory and putting a match to your draft card were
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Burning proper for worn, torn flags Older glory
Tulsa :: OK :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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The Tulsa chapters of the national societies of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution are hosting a flag retirement ceremony for the community Saturday. People with flags that need to be retired can bring them
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Flag Vandalism Mars Memorial Day in Several States
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | almost 3 years ago
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Christian Ashby, of Portland, Ore., holds an American flag that was vandalized outside of his home sometime late Saturday or early Sunday. From Oregon to Minnesota to Ohio, vandals trampled on Old Glory over the Memorial Day weekend. In one Ohio town
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Protester allowed to appeal flag-burning conviction (NZPA)
Wellington :: New Zealand | 3 years ago
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An anti-war protester who burned the New Zealand flag during an Anzac Day dawn service in Wellington has been granted leave by the Supreme Court to appeal her conviction for offensive behaviour. Valerie Morse, of Wellington, was fined $500 by Judge
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Ask the TH: Groups accept unserviceable U.S. flags
Dubuque :: IA :: USA | 3 years ago
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Where can tri-state-area residents properly dispose of American flags? Answer: When an American flag is so worn or tattered that it's unfit to be flown, it should be destroyed by burning in a dignified manner. Numerous organizations in the tri-state
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Ensign of the times | Open thread
İstanbul :: Turkey | 3 years ago
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All depends on what you can get away with and how brave you are, so only 'easy' flags would be burned and then only in the safest of circumstances. Surely that's the point- not to pick on an underdog but to take on a dominant ideology? 22 Apr 2010,
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Judge: Phelps-Roper can question Nebraska flag law in state court
Omaha :: NE :: USA | 3 years ago
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A federal judge has dismissed claims questioning the constitutionality of Nebraska's flag-mutilation law but said she'll consider arguments over a state law barring protests within 300 feet of funerals...District Judge Laurie Smith Camp ruled Shirley
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Canadians accused of pulling down U.S. flag facing charges
La Quinta :: CA :: USA | 3 years ago
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Calif. — Police are recommending charges against two men who lowered an American flag in California and replaced it with a Canadian flag after the Canadian men's hockey team won the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The police department in La
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Bonita Springs church vandalized, flag burned
Bonita Springs :: FL :: USA | 3 years ago
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P.M. — Vandals burned a flag and wrote graffiti on the wall overnight Saturday into Sunday at First Methodist Church in Bonita Springs, according to a Lee County Sheriff�s Office report. A trustee with the church on Shriver Avenue said staff arrived
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Police investigating after flag burnt at Parliament
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 years ago
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Police have been called in to investigate a political stunt involving the burning of a New Zealand flag in the grounds of Parliament today. The incident involved two republican movement members airing some political grievances in front of Parliament
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