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"Old Glory" by Evangelo Morris

An anonymous person returned an American flag from a World War II battleship that was stolen from the Reno City Hall in Nevada during protests seeking justice for George Floyd, according to a local news station on Tuesday. Although the majority of protests were peaceful, a small group of demonstrators proceeded to deface the old police headquarters and loot downtown businesses. Some people were also burning an American flag, authorities said. City officials discovered the glass display that housed the artifact from the USS Reno had been smashed and the flag – which had been donated to the city nearly...

The United States may break with a controversial tradition and dip its flag to Britain's leaders at the opening ceremony for the London Olympics, U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) CEO Scott Blackmun said on Thursday.

FARGO – Scott Hennen, a conservative talk-show host and radio station manager, has signed an agreement to buy back 1100 AM The Flag, the Fargo radio station he founded in 2008 before his investors fired him in 2010. Hennen’s announcement Wednesday was one of many recent shake-ups in Fargo-Moorhead radio formats that include the conversion of a sports station and a religious station into music formats. Hennen told The Forum he will announce the move, which requires approval from the Federal Communications Commission, today on-air during Chris Berg’s “We the People” show at 8 a.m. on 1100 AM. Hennen said...

An elementary school in Colorado has come under criticism after they lowered the American flag and elevated a Saudi Arabian flag. The principal at Bauder Elementary School in Fort Collins said they did not mean to disrespect the American flag, according to a report in the Greeley Gazzette.

Contrary to flag etiquette, the rainbow flag was hoisted higher than the American flag. The campaign in Binghampton, New York, June 3, had an interesting twist. As we raised the American flag to begin our efforts in favor of traditional marriage, a group of people standing on the opposite side of the street – in front of City Hall – were about to do the same. However, they were not raising old glory. Instead they were hoisting the very symbol of the opposition: a rainbow flag, with the approval of city mayor Matthew Ryan. Breaking with flag etiquette Those in...

THE USA - LOVE IT OR HEAD SOUTH Michael Reagan, Friday, April 7, 2006 There's a constant drone about the "Nation of Immigrants" America has always proudly claimed to be, but now it's being used as a slogan for those who believe we should accept absolutely anybody - even if they have absolutely no legal right to be here. Yes, we are a nation of immigrants - all our ancestors came here from someplace else - but the difference is they all came here legally and came to be American citizens. The illegals that come here for a job or...

It will have been 30 days since the death of RR on the 4th of July. We have mourned him and have shown him respect with our Flags at half-staff. Now on the Fourth of July let us once again raise them to the top and celebrate the birth of this great nation.

<p>PLYMOUTH (Nov. 29) - An American Indian speaker gave thanks on Thursday for the group assembled to protest the traditional Thanksgiving holiday.</p> <p>Moonanum James, co-founder of the United American Indians of New England, said he was thankful for the group of more than 300 protesters who gathered on top of Cole's Hill for the 34th annual National Day of Mourning.</p>

An open letter to my critics: Let me please take this opportunity to thank you for your feedback and to clarify a few points that seem to be at issue. Thank you to those who have sent messages of support, and to those of you whose criticisms are based in argument and reasoning, rathern than in name calling and death threats. Thank you to those of you who noticed that I took care in my pledge not to identify with terrorists, suicide bombers, or Islamic regimes, but with the ordinary people around the world, including those here in the United...