Mentor Schools Rent Out Flag Pole for Cell Tower (Updated)

By Kyle Swenson on Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:29 am

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The Stars and Stripes, improving cell coverage since 1776.

The Stars and Stripes, improving cell coverage since 1776.

Update: After hemming, hawing, complaining, and grand-standing, the American flag atop T-Mobile's tower at a Mentor school will come down permanently. A resident sniped that the flag wasn't lit properly, a slap in the face of flag etiquette, and though T-Mobile remedied the issue, Mentor decided to scrap the hassle and ditch the flag completely. (News-Herald) — Grzegorek

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Any Fox News-watching, Constitution-clutching, Red, White and Blue-blooded Tea Partier will tell you nothing goes together like flag waving and unfettered capitalism. ‘Merican as Apple Pie, it is.