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Firefighters ordered to yank Old Glory

Thursday, September 11, 2014 10:26
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 The firefighters, including a black man, a Cuban-American and two white men, deny the chief's allegations of racism in the department

A controversy that involves a new flag for a firehouse in Chicago, patriotic stickers on lockers and even the First Amendment has erupted, and officials now are trying to calm down the situation by saying several firefighters who had been sent home may return to work.

The situation, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune, disturbed operations at the suburban Maywood fire department.

Its chief, Craig Bronaugh Jr., told the newspaper that four firefighters who had been removed from their duties and sent home actually may return.

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Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2014/09/firefighters-ordered-to-yank-old-glory.html

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