From: Julia ju...@zurg.net
I'm wondering how many people in the US are seeing flags at half-mast.
We've been seeing an awful lot around here, in the wake of
the Ft. Hood shootings, but Ft. Hood is practically in our back
yard. I'm wondering how
aware other folks are, and if they've been
OH, they're at half-mast in New Mexico, all right. Or were yesterday. I didn't
pass any today to notice. (Too busy with an ailing cat).
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From: ju...@zurg.net
To: brin-l@mccmedia.com
Subject: Flags?
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:17:32 -0600
I'm
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Julia ju...@zurg.net wrote:
I'm wondering how many people in the US are seeing flags at half-mast.
We've been seeing an awful lot around here, in the wake of the Ft. Hood
shootings, but Ft. Hood is practically in our back yard. I'm wondering how
aware other
At 07:46 PM 4/4/2005 -0400,Gary Nunn wrote:
I'm not Catholic, nor do I have no strong feelings against the church or the
Pope, but I think that President Bush ordering the flags to half staff is
blurring that line between Church and State.
I'd also add that it is worth noting that among the many
At 08:30 PM 4/4/2005 -0500, John Horn wrote:
Did a similar order go out when JohnPaul I passed in 1978?
Or for his immediate predecessor?
I haven't found an answer to that, but it is worth noting that the US did
not have official diplomatic relations with The Holy See at that time, so
I'd point out that I was in Ottawa last June, and the
Canadian Flags were all at half-staff in honor of Ronald
Reagan.
It appears to be common practice for countries to lower their
flags to half-staff in honor of leaders of other countries with
which they had close relationships.Given
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It appears to be common practice for countries to lower
their
flags to half-staff in honor of leaders of other countries
with
which they had close
