Again, take the Confederate flag down (FL)
Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 12:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 12:31 p.m.
... Despite widespread objections from the community, the commission on Tuesday decided to keep the flag waving at the McPherson Government Complex ... It was originally taken down by former acting county administrator Bill Kauffman as an act of respect and decency in the wake of the Charleston, South Carolina, massacre in June, only to be ordered re-raised by the commission just days later ... Meanwhile, amid widespread community opposition to the flag flying, and communities across the nation furling their Confederate flags — including the state of South Carolina and Fort Sumter itself — the Marion County Commission seems obsessed with and indeed proud of being defiant of the national trend. Even the Florida Senate has begun discussing removing the Confederate flag from Florida’s state seal ...
http://www.ocala.com/article/20151007/OPINION/151009825?tc=ar
