Tag: Thin

Merriam council votes to remove “thin blue line” flags from city event

MERRIAM, Kan. — Merriam City Council voted 6-2 Monday night to allow only American flags to fly at the city’s “Flags 4 Freedom” event around the Independence Day holiday beginning this year. The event was started in 2006 in response to the September 11th attacks by volunteers and was called Healing Fields. Original organizers said […]

House lawmakers aim to cut F-35 buy as patience with delays wears thin

A proposed House policy bill would slash the number of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters the Pentagon would buy in fiscal 2025 as lawmakers’ patience with the program and manufacturer Lockheed Martin wears thin. The Pentagon’s proposed FY25 budget called for buying 68 of the fifth-generation fighter — 42 F-35As for the Air Force, plus 13 […]