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A community divided over flag regulations

Alice Manchester, Reporter|March 9, 2023

In early January, the Coos Bay City Council decided to limit flags flown on city flagpoles to nationally recognized ones, such as the American flag and the flag of the state of Oregon. This move comes from community backlash after the city council allowed a gay pride flag to be flown during June of last year in honor of national pride month. 

Rob Taylor, of the local radio show Rob Taylor Report, was one of these individuals who were vehemently against this new policy of limiting the types of flags flown on city flagpoles. 

“I wanted to go back to the normal flag policy or to allow all flags to fly,” said Taylor. “All groups should be recognized. If you only allow certain groups then that spills over to other policies.”

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