1.   Despite business growth in the Southeast, Mississippi could find itself dismissed out of hand because of the flag controversy.

2.   In Garden City, people roll their eyes at the flag controversy.

3.   So what was the flag controversy in South Carolina all about?

4.   The plain-spoken McCain has, in particular, grown cautious in speaking to the Confederate flag controversy.

5.   When the flag controversy began to resurface early last year, Alexander saw an opportunity.

6.   But Ray said they had the right -- if not an obligation -- to speak out about the flag controversy.

7.   Conroy warned that failure to resolve the flag controversy could cost the state the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., which lights up theaters and recital halls around Charleston each spring.

8.   Other Southern states have also had flag controversies.

9.   The flag controversy has embroiled South Carolina for years.

10.   The flag controversy has embroiled South Carolina for several years.