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Well, it appears, so segmented that we can’t agree on being a country. For evidence, look to the small town of Silverton, Colorado. Last Monday, the 550-resident area’s mayor, Shane Fuhrman, made an announcement. He’d surmised something needed to be nixed from public meetings. As reported by Denver’s Fox31, the mayor addressed the issue at a trustee conference: “Due to direct and indirect threats, inappropriate comments in and out of public meetings and general divisiveness and issues created in our community, we will not be reciting the Pledge of Allegiance during Town of Silverton trustee meetings.” ....
AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Forty years ago, who in the world would’ve guessed the National Anthem would become controversial? Yet, here we are. The country has somehow managed to make the very symbol of our togetherness emblematic of a great divide. Nonetheless, in Wisconsin, they’re taking a side. The nation’s song? They’re for it. And it’s going to be played at every single sporting event. At least, that’s the dictate of a new bill. On Tuesday, the State Assembly passed a measure requiring “The Star-Spangled Banner” before any athletic match held at venues constructed in any part by taxpayer funding. ....
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Mark Cuban speaking with attendees at the 2019 Arizona Technology Innovation Summit at The Duce in Phoenix, Arizona. The Dallas Mavericks didn’t play the national anthem at any of its home games this season. GAGE SKIDMORE/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 2.0 / Matt Lindsay is a senior journalism major. Mark Cuban should be applauded for his decision to stop playing the national anthem. The Dallas Mavericks made headlines in early February when The Athletic reported that the team hadn’t played the national anthem at any of its home games this season. The NBA’s rulebook states that players must stand during the anthem, but commissioner Adam Silver relaxed this rule last year as most players kneeled during the anthem in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In a December press conference, Silver said that the issue “calls for real engagement, rather than rule enforcement.” ....