Illinois votes on a new state flag design -- and chooses the current one
“Some may call it an SOB and the vexillogical community (flag experts) may hate it, but people overwhelmingly prefer our ...
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Alpena residents march for Ukraine
On Saturday, about 100 people marched from the Alpena County courthouse to Culligan Plaza in downtown Alpena, waving ...
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Why the color of St. Patrick’s Day changed from blue to green
St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color ...
How St. Patrick’s Day celebrations originally featured the color blue
With nationalism ascendant and Catholics outnumbering Protestants, green was widely embraced, particularly since it had been ...
Flag retirement ceremony to be held in Clovis
The community is gathering on Saturday for a flag retirement ceremony in Clovis. The ceremony, hosted jointly by the American ...
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Not All Rainbows Are the Same: The Difference Between Nature’s Rainbows and the LGBTQIA+ Flag
Not every rainbow is gay – technically. There are stark differences between the colors of the rainbows we see in nature and the ones on the LGBTQIA+ pride flag. While both natural rainbows and the ...
Vatican releases first photograph of the pope in a month as he celebrates Mass in hospital chapel
The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple ...
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Why do people wear green on St. Patrick’s Day?
Wearing green is one of the most important aspects of Irish culture and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, but not everyone knows ...
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Park City Council mulls pride in municipal logo, other response to state bill
Park City leaders on Thursday evening signaled they want to consider some sort of response to a state bill targeting pride flags. Mayor Nann Worel and the Park City Council held an unscheduled ...