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The Harford County Board of Education on Monday intensely debated a proposed policy that would limit which flags and banners could be presented in school buildings. According to the policy, the American flag, Maryland flag and Harford County flag would be the only ones that could be displayed on public school property, which extends to “every classroom, conference room, school office, ...

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Republican Town Committee will hold a pizza party fundraiser at the Ponderosa, 242 Robinson Rd,

In a preemptive strike, the board of selectmen last night voted unanimously to prohibit all private groups from flying flags from town-owned flagpoles.

Sunol Glen School Board President Ryan Jergensen was recently granted a temporary restraining order against former school trustee Denise Kent Romo, the latest development in what has been a divisive time for the small town amid...

Members of the Sunol Glen School community are calling out the current school board majority saying their decision to approve a resolution that limits which flags are flown at the school is wrong and was approved undemocratically.

BILLERICA — The Select Board voted 4-1 Monday evening to allow a “pro-life” flag to fly at the Billerica Public Library for two weeks in October while also taking steps towards adopting a policy that would limit which flags could fly on town flag poles.

Did you know that debating issues in Congress is part of the culture war and is bad for democracy?

Did you know that debating issues in Congress is part of the culture war and is bad for democracy?

A Virginia teacher who was told by school district administrators to remove a Bible verse from the signature of her work email alleges her constitutional rights are being violated.

The reluctance of the Oak Bluffs Select Board to allow certain flags to fly is overly restrictive, and creates a perception of intolerance. The town’s select board has quarreled off and on for more than a year over a flag policy. It’s a good discussion to have, given the embarrassment from last year, when the […]