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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2015-07-01, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, July 1, 2015 LLJI1 iU www.clintonnewsrecord.com NewsCl Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. Box 39 Clinton ON NOM 1L0 (519) 482-3443 www.clintonnewsrecord.com rp] POSTMEDIA MARIE DAVID Group Advertising Director - Grey Bruce Huron Division 519376-2250 exL514301 or510364-2001 ext 531024 ,40 litor NEIL CLIFFORD Advertising Director neil.clifford@sun media.ca MAX BICKFORD Advertising Manager max.bickford@sunmedia.ca LAURA BROADLEY Reporter clinton.reporter@sunmedia.ca DAWN JOHNSTON Sales Representative cl i nton.ads@sun media.ca TERESA SMITH Front Office clinton.classifieds@sunmedia.ca SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 2YEAR $95.00 (90.48+4.52GST) SENIORS 60 WEEKS $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous Rem together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged but that balance of advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. In the event of a typographic error advertising goods or services at a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Ad- vertising is merely an offer to sell, and may be withdrawn at any time. The Clinton News -Record is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproducing purposes. Publications Mail Agreement No.40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES: CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 53 Albert St., Clinton ON NOM 1L0 (519) 482-3443 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association editorial Maple leaf's benign history so Canadian We had Confederation; they had the Confederacy. We have the maple leaf; they still have the stars and bars. As a new flap unfurls in the U.S. over the Confederate bat- tle flag, in the fallout of the shooting massacre at an Afri- can-American church in the city where the U.S. Civil War began, Canadians are in the lead -up to their own banner day, with Canada Day just around the corner. The juxtaposition of the two — and the vastly different emotions surrounding the two flags — is an instructive reminder that symbols, for better or worse, count enor- mously in how people are branded. At best, the Confederate flag is a symbol of pride in the Old South, but even that old chest- nut is rotten: The banner was predeceased by its break- away, 13 -state union when the Civil War ended 150 years ago. It has since become the domain of tacky souvenir stands, skinheads and people who find in its fabric — remember, it stood for a soci- ety built on black slavery — comfort in white supremacy. People like Dylann Roof, the suspected shooter in the Charleston, S.C., massacre that left nine people dead. No wonder the flag is under the heaviest fire, even from Southern lawmakers, it has taken since the war. By contrast, the Maple Leaf has flown for 50 years now without offence or jingoism, as the symbol of a nation that too often defines itself not by what it is, but what it is not. And in that sense is the per- fect Canadian banner. Unlike the U.S., and the many flags it has had, ours was born neither in revolu- tion nor war but in a national design contest and delivered with a political touch, a perfectly Canadian approach. Unlike the great powers of Europe, our flag betrays no delusions of imperial gran- deur or tribal domination, either. Nor, with the exception of the odd Quebec separatist, does it put noses out of joint. Yes, we often wear our flag on our sleeve but we seldom wrap ourselves in it. Many Canadians may not even real- ize the flag has a birthday, Feb. 15, 1965, when it first flew over Parliament Hill, and that it even has a full-time flag master there to tend to it. Our modest brand is stand- ing up just fine, thank you. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The News Record welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signed and include a daytime phone number for verification purposes. Let- ters can be sent care of the Internet at clinton.news@sunmedia.ca, sent via fax at 519-482-7341 or through Canada Post care of The Editor, P.O. Box 39, Clinton, ON NOL 1LO. CLINTON NEWS RECORD - HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY: 9:00 - 5:00 • TUESDAY: - CLOSED • WEDNESDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • THURSDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • FRIDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • SATURDAY & SUNDAY: - CLOSED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 2:00 • PHONE 519-482-3443 • FAX: 519-482-7341 www.clintonnewsrecord.com