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Folding up "The Daily Flag"

Dec 31st, 2008 by Deborah Hendrick

Happy New Year! And goodbye.

It’s time for me to fold up The Daily Flag. I’ve had a great time for the past two years, and made wonderful friends. TDF readers are the best.

But I’m not very good at multi-tasking. As it turns out, my best attribute is also my worst attribute. That means I can focus exclusively on one project, to the exclusion of all others. Now it is time for me to put The Daily Flag aside and pursue another project.

Finally, for The Daily Flag readers, one last flag photo. Isn’t this perfect! It was taken by White House photographer Tina Hager, on the south lawn of the White House, July 4, 2002. It’s how my heart feels on the inside. Best Wishes to you all.

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Fly your flag on Christmas Day

Dec 23rd, 2008 by Deborah Hendrick

Christmas, December 25, is an official flag flying day. Christmas is on Thursday this year which is great, because for most of this month, I thought Christmas was on Wednesday. So I was overjoyed to discover I had an extra day for preparations!

To give you a jump start on 2009, here is the list of flag-flying days.

New Year’s Day, January 1
Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, third Monday in January (January 19, 2009)
Inauguration Day, January 20
Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12
Washington’s Birthday, third Monday in February
Easter Sunday (variable)
Mother’s Day, second Sunday in May
Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15 (half-staff all day)
Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May
Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), the last Monday in May
Flag Day, June 14
Independence Day, July 4
Labor Day, first Monday in September
Patriot Day, September 11 (half-staff all day)
Constitution Day, September 17
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day, October 4 (half-staff all day) (established in 2001)
Columbus Day, second Monday in October
Navy Day, October 27
Veterans Day, November 11
Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7 (half-staff all day)
Christmas Day, December 25
and such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; the birthdays of States (date of admission); and on State holidays.

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Ten flags fly, in "The Oregonian" flag contest

Dec 15th, 2008 by Deborah Hendrick

The Daily Flag previously linked here and here, to The Oregonian’s articles about its contest to design a new state flag for Oregon. From thousands of entries, the newspaper has chosen ten finalists for its readers to vote on, and those designs can be viewed at The Oregonian’s website.

My choice? I didn’t actually vote, because I don’t live in Oregon. But I like this one. It respects the past with a traditional, yet modern design. And it looks the same from both sides, which is important in Oregon.

Jaymes Walker , 55, Northeast Portland, a landscape designer
The process: “I purposefully kept this flag simple in order for it to represent all of Oregon.” What it means: The “O” stands for Oregon, and is doubled. The incoming stripes frame the letter and strengthen the image to show the strength and solidarity. Blue and gold, the state colors, represent the Pacific Ocean and western Oregon; and the high desert and wheat fields of eastern Oregon. Note that the colors could be reversed.

Hat Tip to Oregonian Ted Kaye, of NAVA—North American Vexillological Association.

Tags: Jaymes Walker, North American Vexillological Association, Ted Kaye, The Oregonian

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Displaying the Texas flag

Dec 11th, 2008 by Deborah Hendrick

A reminder to those who want to display the Texas flag in the vertical position: The white stripe is on the left and the red stripe is on the right.

From the Texas State Library and Archives Commission: General provisions regarding the Texas state flag, and information on the display of the flag, the flag pledge, and the retirement of the state flag are included in Chapter 3100 of the Texas Government Code, available from the Texas Constitution and Statutes site.

See Sec. 3100.059. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DISPLAY.

(a) If the state flag is displayed horizontally, the white stripe should be above the red stripe and, from the perspective of an observer, to the right of the blue stripe.

(b) If the state flag is displayed vertically:

(1) the blue stripe should be above the white and red stripes; and

(2) the white stripe should be, from the perspective of an observer, to the left of the red stripe. (my italics)