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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

Council votes for ‘pride’ banner in window

Written May 24th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 35 responses.

If they look up, people wandering across the plaza outside Albany City Hall in June will be looking at a gay-rights or “pride” flag after all.

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Tags: " gay pride, "Pride, city hall display, gay rights, pride banner, pride flag

Move to hoist ‘Pride’ flag shot down

Written May 22nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 21 responses.

Looks like there won’t be a “Pride” flag on the pole in front of Albany City Hall next month after all.

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Tags: Albany City Hall, City hall flags, pride flag, pride month

Things have changed: A flag for June

Written May 11th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 41 responses.

With only one dissenting voice, the Albany City Council voted Wednesday to hoist a “pride flag” in front of City Hall during the month of June.

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Tags: Albany council, pride flag, pride month, Steph Newton

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