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Interest in allowing the Pride flag to fly on village flagpoles last year sparked passionate debate at village board meetings before trustees ultimately voted down the request amid concerns about permitting some flags but not others.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Some crew members went to investigate, and found a pit bull tied to the station’s flagpole.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
The clemency extended not only to low-level offenders accused of trespassing or disorderly conduct, but also to people who had attacked officers with baseball bats, bear spray, flagpoles, crutches, and other weapons.
—Nik Popli, Time, 19 May 2026
But Boise responded, in part by wrapping flagpoles in the rainbow colors of the flag.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Some crew members went to investigate, and found a pit bull tied to the station’s flagpole.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
The clemency extended not only to low-level offenders accused of trespassing or disorderly conduct, but also to people who had attacked officers with baseball bats, bear spray, flagpoles, crutches, and other weapons.
—Nik Popli, Time, 19 May 2026
But Boise responded, in part by wrapping flagpoles in the rainbow colors of the flag.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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