The Flag Lady s Store, a Clintonville institution for decades, has changed hands, from mother to daughter.
Mary Leavitt, who founded the business by selling flags out of the trunk of her car in Illinois in 1980, has sold it to her daughter, Lori Leavitt Watson, who has has been involved in the business since nearly its beginning.
“My journey began almost 38 years ago, hand-sewing and repairing flags in our basement,” said Watson in a news release announcing the ownership change.
“I’m excited to continue building the next generation of The Flag Lady’s Flag Store, because I believe that something as simple as a beautiful, quality flag has the power to rally people together, to celebrate and honor our points of pride, and to inspire hope in our community and our country.”
a legitimate argument if it s blocking the view. andrea: that doesn t hold up. if it s blocking the view of ten car, isn t it blocking the view of one car, isn t the one car just as important 30 years ago? i don t buy this at all. kimberly: fine him. greg: what story is this? tim is about the flag. greg: i ran a flag store. i had big bob: yours had different stripes. i don t understand. keep his flag where he wants to but if it s an obstruction, it s obstruction. if somebody is killed there because they can t see, then i think somebody will by the way, we re talking georgia, not massachusetts. conservative area. kimberly: very patriotic. eric: there are stories that town comes in and says remove it completely.
a legitimate argument if it s blocking the view. andrea: that doesn t hold up. if it s blocking the view of ten car, isn t it blocking the view of one car, isn t the one car just as important 30 years ago? i don t buy this at all. kimberly: fine him. greg: what story is this? tim is about the flag. greg: i ran a flag store. i had big bob: yours had different stripes. i don t understand. keep his flag where he wants to but if it s an obstruction, it s obstruction. if somebody is killed there because they can t see, then i think somebody will by the way, we re talking georgia, not massachusetts. conservative area. kimberly: very patriotic. eric: there are stories that town comes in and says remove it completely.
theconfederacy had three flags, this was never one of them. this flag is the flag confederate balancing flag of the army of northern virginia. robert e. lee s army. and when robert e. lee surrendered at appomattox he asked all of his followers to furl this flag store it away he said, put it in your attics. he refused to be buried in his confederate uniform. his family refused to allow anyone dressed in the confederate uniform to attend his funeral. why? because robert e. lee said he considered this emblem to be a symbol of treason.