On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Julia 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 folks are,
On Nov 9, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Julia wrote:
I'm wondering how many people in the US are seeing flags at half-mast.
I've seen some at half-mast in CA this weekend.
Dave
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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 won
> From: Julia
> 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 flying f
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
pro
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 m
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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 clo
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 the
