71.   Outside, descendants of Confederate soldiers and their supporters waved the state flag.

72.   Over the last three years, he has pushed through changes in education, transportation and even the state flag that few people thought possible.

73.   Percival Baxter was the Baxter better remembered for ordering state flags lowered to half-staff when his dog died, not for leaving Boston money.

74.   Pilot Mike Smith brought a North Carolina state flag and a soccer ball on the flight with him that morning.

75.   Riley said marchers would carry the state flag, which features a palmetto tree and a crescent moon.

76.   Rowland ordered that state flags be kept at half staff through Monday, and state officials said lottery headquarters would be closed Monday, reopening Tuesday.

77.   She says ACOG nixed the series because of sensitivity about the Georgia state flag.

78.   South Carolina removed the rebel battle flag that had flown with the regular state flag and put the Confederate banner in a less prominent spot.

79.   Some Mississippi legislators are hoping this is the year lawmakers at least discuss removing the Confederate battle flag from the corner of the state flag.

80.   South Carolina is the only state that flies the battle flag from its Capitol dome, though Mississippi and Georgia have incorporated the design into their state flags.