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Teacher Who Stomped On Flag Gets $85,000 Payment

AP | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics

CHAPIN, S.C. -- A South Carolina high school teacher removed from the classroom when he stomped on an American flag while discussing freedom is being ...

John Celock

New Protest Planned Of Mayor's Flag Proposal

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.23.2013 | Politics

A proposal in New Jersey that could ban the American flag has sparked a series of protests, including a plan by a business owner to distribute free fl...

John Celock

Indicted Mayor Wants To Ban Flags

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.18.2013 | Politics

West New York, a town in northern New Jersey, may adopt a law that bans the American flag from being displayed. Tucked into a proposed ordinance t...

School Board Weighs Firing English Teacher Who Stomped On American Flag

AP | JEFFREY COLLINS | Posted 01.18.2013 | Home

CHAPIN, S.C. -- A South Carolina high school teacher who talked glowingly about the U.S. and the importance of embracing freedom while stomping on an ...

English Teacher Faces Firing For Stomping On American Flag

Posted 01.10.2013 | Home

South Carolina honors English teacher Scott Compton faces termination for stomping on an American flag last month as part of a lesson in three classes...

Faded Flag Bears 45 Years Of Soliders' Bonds

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser | William Cole | Posted 02.25.2013 | Politics

A war-torn Vietnam-era battle flag with thousands of miles of travel and decades of service and sacrifice interwoven with its stars and stripes is mak...

Flag Pins & Crosses: "Mine Is Bigger than Yours!"

Rev. Chris Glaser | Posted 12.11.2012 | Religion
Rev. Chris Glaser

I'm sure you've also noticed that American flag lapel pins on politicians are getting bigger. Is there a contest I'm unaware of?

Symbols Matter, But Lives Matter More: Lesson One From The Middle East Uproar

Mark_Levine | Posted 11.20.2012 | Religion
Mark_Levine

When the day comes that the "Arab Street" cares more about the on-going brutal murder of tens of thousands of innocent civilians by the Syrian Government than a crude, offensive diatribe put forward by an obscure idiot, that will give me hope.

Michigan House Passes Pledge Of Allegiance, Flag Mandate

Posted 09.18.2012 | Home

The Michigan House last week passed legislation requiring every state public school to set aside time for the Pledge of Allegiance, and every classroo...

The American Flag On Book Covers

Posted 08.09.2012 | Books

The earliest recognizable American flag - or the thing that it became - was created 235 years ago. Yet its meanings continue to shift and change as pa...

Housing Complex Bans American Flag Displays, Enrages Tenants

AP | Posted 09.11.2012 | Politics

WRENTHAM, Mass. — The state on Thursday stepped in to reverse a decision by a Massachusetts town's housing authority that barred residents from ...

Hand Over Heart

Lee Woodruff | Posted 09.03.2012 | Fifty
Lee Woodruff

More than 10 years after 9/11, we are tentative patriots. We gauge our neighbors' politics, we stick a finger in the air to test the atmosphere before considering a declaration of love for our country.

The Museum of Unnatural History in Strangetown (PHOTOS)

Hans Proppe | Posted 09.01.2012 | Arts
Hans Proppe

2012-07-02-hansproppestrangetown.jpgI had a dream last night, a strange dream, visiting a strange place with a strange museum...

WATCH: Your Turn: Patriotism

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas

The 4th of July brings me back to the strong patriotism I felt as a child. I still have so much pride in our country, but I also enjoy learning about ...

Brian Kenny Deconstructs The Flag

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Massara | Posted 06.20.2012 | Arts

Brian Kenny is an artist who has recently tackled an American icon most often associated with Jasper Johns, though both artists use the flag as a way ...

American Flag Stolen From Man In Chicken Suit

AP | Posted 06.07.2012 | Weird News

MANCHESTER, Conn. -- Manchester, Conn., police are investigating the theft of an American flag from a man in a chicken suit. A customer who witnessed...

Student Suspended For Wiping Hands On American Flag After Bathroom Break

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 06.07.2012 | Home

A 13-year-old student at Plaza Middle School in Virginia Beach, Va., was given in-school suspension after a teacher reported he used an American flag ...

Memorial Day 2012

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.27.2012 | Politics
Joe Peyronnin

This weekend the United States celebrates Memorial Day. Sadly, for many Americans the holiday mostly marks the beginning of summer rather than a time to remember those who gave their lives in service to their country.

PHOTOS: The Worst American Flag Fashion

Posted 05.24.2012 | Style

In the fashion world, Memorial Day means the return of white clothing, sundresses and beachy hair (if you're lucky enough to escape to the shore). But...

Facebook's Saverin Has a New Conservative Fan Base

Jeanette Cajide | Posted 07.14.2012 | Politics
Jeanette Cajide

Mr. Saverin has been getting a lot of hate for this move to lower his tax bill, but he has also received a lot of praise, surprisingly from America's real patriots, the conservative base.

Flag Featuring Obama's Face Angers Veterans

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 03.14.2012 | Politics

Lake County, Fla., veterans are up in arms over an American flag featuring stars, stripes -- and President Barack Obama's face. WFTV-TV reports tha...

Va. WWII Hero At Center Of American Flag Dispute Dies

AP | Posted 05.03.2012 | DC

RICHMOND, Va. -- A World War II Medal of Honor winner who made headlines for his fight to fly an American flag in his Virginia front yard, has died. R...

It's Time to Occupy Our Symbols

Sarah A. W. Fitts | Posted 04.13.2012 | Politics
Sarah A. W. Fitts

I am a patriotic American and I love America. It's time for the rest of us to speak up and stop letting right wing media and media-loving right wing politicians put words in our mouths. It's time to take back our American symbols.

Balancing Love Of Country And Love Of God

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie | Posted 01.19.2012 | Religion
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie

Like religious people before me, I struggle with the conflict that arises between love of country and love of God, a conflict that seems to be particularly acute at this moment in American history.

Court Backs School Ban Of American Flag Shirts On Cinco De Mayo

Posted 11.14.2011 | Latino Voices

The dress code at Live Oak High School in northern California explicitly prohibits "any clothing or decoration which detracts from the learning enviro...