Flags at half staff and mourning for Reagan
Our View urges proper flag etiquette during national mourning for Ronald Reagan. President Bush ordered five days of mourning and a national day of mourning Friday with a state funeral in Washington. Flags are half staff for 30 days, and many Americans will pay respects as Reagan lies in state. The piece notes correct procedures, alternatives like black ribbons, and warns against improper handling or ill treatment of the flag. It emphasizes respect for national leaders and the flag as a symbol of honor.
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Ronald Reagan
Bush
Washington
Reagan
California
United States
American Legion
America
Mark Steyn
Commenta
George W. Bush
South Carolina
Charleston
Reagan funeral and global democracy vows spark debate
Vice President Cheney honors Ronald Reagan at the state funeral while Erdogan urges consideration of each nation’s traditions. Roy Sells comments on jurors weighing Nichols death or life sentence after losing his wife in the 1995 bombing.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Group of Eight Nations
Roy Sells
Oklahoma City
Terry Nichols
Sells
Lee
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First Amendment text summary card
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion speech press assembly and petition. It bans government establishment of religion and prohibits prohibiting free exercise. It protects peaceful assembly and the right to petition for redress of grievances.
Remembering Reagan's Quiet Authority and American Identity
Kathleen Parker reflects on Ronald Reagan's death as a national moment of memory. The piece argues Reagan restored national confidence, contrasted optimistic leadership with critics, and notes his influence on American self-government, courage, and faith. Parker recalls a personal encounter in 1980 and honors Reagan's blend of humor, dignity, and paternalism.
U.S. Cuba policy under fire in 2004 election year
Opinion piece denounces new travel and remittance restrictions on Cuba as unilateral politics aimed at regime change. It cites Torricelli Helms-Burton and 1992 1996 2000 acts, warns of hardship for Cuban Americans and Cubans, and criticizes James Powell era policy echoed by Witness for Peace critic Marty Hooper.
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Washington
Cuba
Congress
South Florida
U.S
Commission
Colin Powell
Mel Martinez
Senate
Florida
United States
White House
Communist Party
Florida International University
Havana
Larry Wilkerson
Powell
Marty Hooper
Witness For Peace
Witnessforpeace
Summer Haying Days on a Southern Illinois Farm
A memoir of Memorial Day opening summer work on a dairy farm in southern Illinois. The narrator recalls haying life with brothers, hired men, and vivid characters like Charlie G and Howard the Dairyman. Hard work, hay wagon loads, and the transition from boy to man mark the season's rhythm.
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Southern Illinois
Oliver Baler
Charlie G
Charlie
Howard
Hoard
Hay Hand
Jackie
Anna
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