Tempe Elks Lodge #2251 encourages and invites all residents to fly the United States of America flag on Tuesday, June 14th.  This is a National holiday established in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson.  The flag resembles freedom, honor and strength.  Be patriotic and show your support of the men and women still fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Fly your flag to show support of the those that served our country and those that suffered the ultimate sacrafice. Reflect on the freedoms you enjoy and the history of our county. 

A House vote Wednesday to require a U.S. flag in every public school, community college and state university classroom turned into a debate over the true nature of patriotism.

WASHINGTON - The narrow defeat of a proposal to ban flag desecration marks the second time in a month Senate Republicans have lost bids to amend the Constitution in ways designed to inspire social conservatives to vote in the midterm elections.

I am saddened to learn a homeowner is having problems with his homeowners association regarding flying the flag with a coiled snake in the middle, with the words, “Don’t tread on me”, appearing below the snake.

Five years and more than 4,000 lives. The United States recently marked the five-year anniversary of the war in Iraq, and the American death toll passed 4,000 a few days later.

WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday approved a constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to ban desecration of the American flag, a measure that for the first time stands a chance of passing the Senate as well.

LEGOs have their place among little ones with bold imaginations.

Call it red and white versus red, white and blue. A backlash against France has cut into French wine sales in a few East Valley stores as the United States heads to war against Iraq.

A group of Mountain Pointe High School students has sent troops overseas hundreds of packages as their way of saying, “Thank you.” And a few weeks ago, they got a very special thank you back.

On a day like today - a day where we commemorate the worst attack ever on American soil - the answer would seem to be a clear and decisive, "No."

Adam Garcia wants everyone to know he never burned the American flag, which is one of the rumors he’s heard about himself.

Adam Garcia wants everyone to know he never burned the American flag, which is one of the rumors he’s heard about himself.

Adam Garcia wants everyone to know he never burned the American flag, which is one of the rumors he’s heard about himself.

Helicopters circled overhead and military personnel stood guard over the Papago Military Park Reservation on Saturday as dozens of children arrived for a party.

This Thursday, June 14, will be our National lag Day.

Six military flags were stolen in Apache Junction, but oddly the thief left behind the American and Arizona State flags.

The U.S. House of Representatives, as it is periodically wont to do, last week approved by a comfortable 286-130 margin a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to outlaw flag burning as a form of political protest.

For nine years, teenagers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Ahwatukee Foothills have worked together to remind the community of those who were lost during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, by posting more than 100 American flags along the Warner-Elliot Loop for a 24-hour period.

Adam Garcia attempted to fly a Mexican flag at his high school last March. Instead, he was arrested, jailed for a night, placed under house arrest for a month and expelled from Apache Junction High School in a highprofile incident that came amid protests and marches as the national debate over immigration swept the nation.

Calls from distant relatives asking for money may be a new scam to watch out for.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho - A high school student says he may file a lawsuit against a physical education teacher who took a Mexican flag he had brought for Cinco de Mayo and put it in the garbage.

As far as most flags are concerned, Fountain Hills is a no-fly zone. Three business owners who displayed decorative flags with swirls, butterflies and the word "welcome" at their shops were made to remove their decorations after someone complained.

As far as most flags are concerned, Fountain Hills is a no-fly zone. Three business owners who displayed decorative flags with swirls, butterflies and the word "welcome" at their shops were made to remove their decorations after someone complained.