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Kinsman Road Could Be RenamedGovernor Orders Flags At Half-Staff For Tubbs Jones
Flags To Be Lowered From Sunrise Friday Through Sunrise Monday
POSTED: 3:44 pm EDT August 21,
2008
UPDATED: 4:04 pm EDT August 21,
2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland issued a proclamation to have flags across the state lowered to half-staff this weekend in honor of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones.The proclamation states that the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio should be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds from sunrise Friday through sunrise Monday.Tubbs Jones, 58, died Wednesday after suffering a brain aneurysm.“The people of Ohio have lost a courageous and compassionate advocate for all Ohioans,” Strickland said.
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