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Flags in Harris County will be at half-staff until Turner’s burial.
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Alison Woodworth, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
Hochul, Adams, and Blakeman all ordered flags to be lowered at half-staff to honor the life and memory of Dukes.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Mayor Adams on Saturday ordered all flags on city buildings to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Dukes.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Polis orders flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday The Stadium Game
Letters: Paying taxes to fund new stadium for the Denver Broncos?
—The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
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Alison Woodworth, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
Hochul, Adams, and Blakeman all ordered flags to be lowered at half-staff to honor the life and memory of Dukes.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Mayor Adams on Saturday ordered all flags on city buildings to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Dukes.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Polis orders flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday The Stadium Game
Letters: Paying taxes to fund new stadium for the Denver Broncos?
—The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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