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During Flag Day week, a flap was avoided

Written June 14th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

As everybody knows, Friday was Flag Day. And as luck would have it, during the week of Flag Day the Albany City Council avoided a flap over flags.

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Tags: Albany council, flag day, flags, pride flag

Flags at City Hall: Issue returns to life

Written October 11th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

Albany may face a renewed discussion about what flags other than the traditional ones to display at City Hall.

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Tags: " gay pride, Albany City Hall, City hall flags, flag policy, flags, Marilyn Smith, pride flag, pride month

Albany council to consider a flag policy

Written June 10th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 23 responses.

Albany city officials have worked up a policy on displaying flags, a policy that allows for the gay-pride flag the city council voted to display for the month of June.

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Tags: Albany City Council, flag policy, flag resolution, flags, pride flag

Flags at Albany City Hall: Taking a look

Written June 2nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 11 responses.

An evening bike ride took me past Albany City Hall on Thursday, June 1, and I saw the results of action the city council took on May 24 in the matter of flags on display.

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Tags: "Pride, Albany City Council, Albany City Hall, flags, Gay Pride Flag, POW-MIA flag

Three things to notice at Albany Station

Written September 11th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

The temporary fencing at Albany Station caught my eye on Saturday. It was not the only noticeable thing there, I found when I stopped to take a closer look.

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Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, clock tower, flags, Queen Elizabeth, station clocks, station platform