April 19, 2002

Stars and Gripes

By CHRISTOPHER FLORES

Hesston college officials are unflagging in their support for the institution's decades-old policy of not flying the stars and stripes. And that has some Kansas lawmakers steamed.

The Mennonite college, which supports the religion's tradition of pacifism, took down the American flag 32 years ago to protest the killings at Kent State University. Now state legislators are telling the private college to put it back up or lose state aid. The lawmakers are pushing legislation that would

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