Butler County city nixes proposed ban on Confederate flags (OH)

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By Ed Richter
Staff Writer

MONROE — ... Following a discussion Tuesday, City Council took no action to move forward with the ordinance proposed by Councilman Todd Hickman, even though he modified the proposal to include only city parks, instead of all city-owned property.

Hickman’s original proposal to ban the sale or display of the Confederate battle flag on city grounds was modeled after one in Fresno, Calif., that goes into effect in early September. Fresno officials adopted the proposal July 30 in the aftermath of the Charleston, S.C., shooting, where nine churchgoers were killed by a gunman. It states that the Confederate flag would be banned from sale or display, except for images in a book, digital medium or city museum that serves an educational or historical purpose.

Had Hickman’s modified proposal moved forward, the Confederate battle flag, also known as the “Stars and Bars,” would not have been sold or displayed in city parks unless it appeared in a book, digital medium or an event that serves as an educational or historical purpose when approved by council.

In his proposed ordinance, Hickman noted the Confederate flag “symbolizes southern heritage to some, but is seen by many as a symbol of hate and racism” ...

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1. Ohio still sore about missing out on being in the Confederacy?

At least, that's the conclusion I draw from the notion that Ohioans have some natural "heritage" affinity for the traitors of the CSA.