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Michael Jackson Controversy: California Mayor Ordered U.S. Flag at Half-Staff
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyOn the day of Michael Jackson's funeral, Mayor Jim Dear of Carson, Calif., ordered that the American flag outside City Hall be lowered to half-staff, a gesture generally used to honor the deaths of presidents, police officers, firefighters and other heroes. The decision created a national backlash, prompting Dear to make a 180-degree turn -- and mount an effort to ensure mayors follow the rules when lowering the U.S. flag. ...
Michael Jackson: My Home Boy; My Mystery
By Donna Britt - Politics DailySo I'm reading on a major news website--after having heard the news from several stunned friends via cell phone--that Michael Jackson has died. Died. Staring at words that can't be true, I'm fixated for the millionth time by the pale, ravaged face in the accompanying photo. As always, the face appears to have no relationship to the little boy who lived a few blocks from me in Gary, Ind. The gifted kid whom my friends and I screamed with delight to see slide across the stage, James Brown-style, in local talent shows that he and his four brothers usually won. ...
Never Can Say Goodbye to Farrah, Michael
By Judy Howard Ellis - Politics DailyOn Thursday, I was already saddened by Farrah Fawcett's death because she reminded me of those years when I watched her, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith fight bad guys and flirt with the unseen Charlie on "Charlie's Angels." That was light fare, but I admired Farrah's work in the "Burning Bed" and the raw emotions she portrayed. I felt a heaviness when I learned of her death after a courageous fight against cancer. Troubled, I sent a text to my husband about it while he was at work. Farrah represented part of my '70s childhood and adolescence. She was the smiling blonde in the poster who made ...
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