Word: flags
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...real" lives. Indeed, the time has come for a mandatory minute of silence after the Pledge of Allegiance. In fact, perhaps it can be instituted instead of the pledge, which is rarely performed respectfully anyway. Die-hard patriots could use their minute to silently salute the flag...
...consistently leaves minorities, including religious minorities, at the mercy of majority rule. Only when the majority's duly passed laws contravene an explicit provision of the Constitution does Scalia believe he must step in--sometimes against his own political preferences: he cast the fifth vote to overturn laws prohibiting flag burning because they violated freedom of speech ("A result that I'm quite sure in his heart of hearts he hated," says Chicago's Stone...
Some readers have objected to the cover of our special Olympics issue [SUMMER 1996], which shows world champion runner Michael Johnson posing on the stars of a flag. The bunting-and-flag theme of the cover was meant to evoke American pride and the patriotism of the U.S. Olympic team. We sincerely apologize to anyone who found it demeaning to the flag. It was not meant to be. By the way, we congratulate Johnson on setting a new world record in the 200 meters just after our issue came...
...Fourth itself, the festivities begin at 9 a.m. with the raising of the flag in City Hall Plaza, accompanied by the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts...
...buried in the heart of downtown, and visitors can take tours led by people dressed as Confederate (or Union) soldiers. Letters to the local paper still rail against "occupied Atlanta," and a debate continues to rage about whether to take the symbol of Dixie out of the state flag. Want ads solicit old Klan outfits, burned Klan crosses and "other civil rights memorabilia...