The Flag and Betsy Ross in the News

Upon review: no flags at half-staff August 26, 2008 [unsigned, The Spectrum]
To dip or not to dip the flag at the Olympics? August 6, 2008 [Mark Dyreson, themorningcall.com]
New Policy Lowers Flags Only for Ky. Soldiers July 24, 2008 [Joe Biesk, Associated Press]
State Employee Won't Lower Flags for Helms July 9, 2008 [Associated Press, ABC News]
Capturing The Flag July 6, 2008 [Marc Leepson, Washington Post]
Is flag giveaway patriotism or self-promotion? July 2, 2008 [Phil Kadner, southtownstar]
Police can't cite upside-down-flag flier June 28, 2008 [Sarah Millard, Manitowoc Herald Times Report]
Law spells out flag handling May 7, 2008 [Damon C. Williams, Philadelphia Daily News]
Ayers Balks At Order On Flag Display May 6, 2008 [Damon C. Williams, Philadelphia Daily News]
American flags on floor cause a stir April 15, 2008 [Bobbie Hanstein, Daily Bulldog]
Flags flown at half-staff can cause uproar if done improperly April 12, 2008 [Kevin Barlow, pantagraph.com]
Opinion: Flag violations tolerated out of respect, patriotism April 10, 2008 [Luke Fields, CNM student, New Mexico Daily Lobo]
Trial Of Student Accused Of Tearing Flag Wraps Up April 2, 2008 [unsigned, KOAT Albuquerque]
48-star flag now history in Eastern gym March 25, 2008 [John Schneider, Lansing State Journal]
Ask AP: Flags on Uniforms; I, Delegate March 21, 2008 [Chelsea J. Carter, AP]
Flag Dipping March 15, 2008 [Flag Dipping, HometownAnnapolis.com]
Clashing Over Church Ritual and Flag Protocol at the Naval Academy Chapel March 8, 2008 [Neela Banerjee, The New York Times]
Ridgefield has flap over flag March 7, 2008 [Chipp Reid, Ridgefield Press]
Businesses ticketed over flag ordinance February 5, 2008 [Emily Stranger, The Brunswick News]
City of Asheville to police display of flags January 10, 2008 [Joel Burgess, CITIZEN-TIMES.com]
Reno man a stickler for properly flown flags November 9, 2007 [Don Cox, RGJ.com]
Furor After Flag-Folding Ceremony Pulled From Cemeteries October 30, 2007 [Sara Bonisteel and The Associated Press, FOXNews.com]
Nebraskans' beer label brought flag fracas to head October 29, 2007 [Joe Dejka, Omaha World-Herald]
Veteran's Actions Violate Meaning Of U.S. Flag October 12, 2007 [Commentary, The Daily Campus (UConn)]
Flying the flag causes woes for Bowie man October 4, 2007 [Jane McHugh, The Bowie Blade-News (Annapolis, Maryland)]
Fairfax lowers flag to honor fallen soldiers September 20, 2007 [Rob Rogers, Marin Independent Journal]
Edison apologizes to veterans for Indian flag switch August 16, 2007 [ Suleman Din, nj.com]
Vets glad of Senate measure on saluting flag July 29, 2007 [Ron Jenkins - The Associated Press, Army Times]
Flag protest turns folks upside down July 21, 2007 [Joe McDonald, The Morning Call]
HOA Backs Down in Upside-Down Flag Dispute July 13, 2007 [unsigned, MyFox Colorado]
Silent protest raises outcry July 12, 2007 [Ann Schrader, The Denver Post]
Column: Sikhs free to fly flag as they please July 9, 2007 [Michael Fitzgerald, Recordnet.com]
Americans fly the flag for July 4, as long as it’s not made in China July 5, 2007 [Tom Baldwin, London Times]
Symbol of patriotism July 4, 2007 [Kiley Miller, The Hawk Eye]
Lowering Flag for War’s Dead Brings a New Rift June 23, 2007 [Ian Urbina, The New York Times]
Veterans want old flags properly laid to rest. June 14, 2007 [Mike Fletcher, Mineral Wells Index (TX)]
Are displays of the flag patriotic or disrespectful? June 14, 2007 [Sony Hocklander , ozarks entertainment]
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2007 June 6, 2007 [George W. Bush, Proclamation]
School board votes to keep flag at half-staff until Iraq war ends June 5, 2007 [Associated Press, Seacoastonline.com]
Council backs neighbors in flap, orders flag down May 18, 2007 [David Mcgrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Review-Journal]
One of three students released on bail after flag-burning arrests April 4, 2007 [Charlotte Martin , Yale Daily News]
Panel OKs flags in schools March 9, 2007 [Hank Lacey, The Gazette (Colorado Springs)]
Flag Flying 101: Rules for flying flag not easily understood February 4, 2007 [Harris Blackwood, The Times (Gainesville, Fl)]
Cemetery squabble continues as widow flies flag again January 9, 2007 [Ben Botkin, Quad-Cities Online]
US town bars foreign flags in swipe at immigrants November 16, 2006 [Reuters, Reuters]
Students at Calif. College ban Pledge of Allegiance November 9, 2006 [Dan Whitcomb, Reuters]
Homeowner at odds with homeowners association October 26, 2006 [Elizabeth Richardson, Times-Herald (Newnan, Georgia)]
Independence teen accused of burning American flag October 26, 2006 [AP, ABC News Iowa]
Honor your flag September 11, 2006 [Cassidy Friedman, Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho)]
The Signs Still Point to Ross August 6, 2006 [Lindsey Galloway, U.S. News & World Report]
National Flag Law Mirrors Community Associations Institute Public Policy July 24, 2006 [Frank Rathbun, U.S. Newswire]
Honor Guard's New Wrinkle July 4, 2006 [Keith Rogers, reviewjournal.com]
Are lowered flags protest? July 4, 2006 [Jeffrey Zaslow, Wall Street Journal, Detroit News Online]
Sanders flags Tarrant's use of 'Old Glory' June 30, 2006 [Darren M. Allen, Times Argus (Vermont)]
A burning issue June 11, 2006 [Fred Mann, The Wichita Eagle]
Banned Marine flag is flying once again May 10, 2006 [Walter F. Naedele, Philadelphia Inquirer]
Proposal to protect U.S. flag advances May 5, 2006 [Laurie Kellman, AP, Topeka Capital-Journal]
Bill Would Punish Schools that Prevent Display of US Flag May 2, 2006 [Melanie Hunter, CNS News]
The Frankford flag-maker January 5, 2006 [Diane Villano, Northeast Times]
Book Review: Betsy Ross's Five Pointed Star December 2005 [Richard R. Gideon, American Vexillum]
Seamstress for a Revolution June 2005 [William C. Kashatus, US Department of State]