The Fourth

The Baltimore Sun had a nice feature with photos of people and differential meanings of the flag. I was going to do a nice blog entry with various contradictions, link to the Declaration of Independence, restrictions of civil liberties, but I don't have the desire to put myself out...
Iris Kirsch says the idea that the American flag is supposed to represent the United States' diverse population doesn't quite make sense. (Sun photo by Lloyd Fox) Jun 30, 2006

Griffin Cosgrove, 9, recently learned the proper way to retire an American flag. "When I do it, I just think of the soldiers in Iraq who died fighting for our country." (Sun photo by Lloyd Fox) Jun 29, 2006

This photo caught my attention first, on the front page of today's Sun. But then, I am a sucker for neon.
The moon rises over an 8-foot-by-16-foot neon American flag displayed by Dave Rose on a communications tower at his farm in Shawsville, in northwestern Harford County, to celebrate Independence Day. The neon tubes for the bottom three stripes malfunctioned. (Sun photo by Kenneth K. Lam) Jul 3, 2006

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