these features being left to the discretion of the flag maker. In general, however, straight rows of stars and proportions similar to those later adopted officially were used. The principal acts ...

An American flag can wave for a long time, but where can you take it when it comes to retirement? A Blue Springs Eagle Scout has the answer: his new flag drop box at Pink Hill Park.

The Framers of that Constitution bequeathed to us not a static set of rules but a perpetual duty to keep struggling to build, in their words, “a more perfect union.” The American flag embodies ...