Patrick Cashman: A public flagpole in a public space

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Patrick Cashman, who is originally from Barre Town and currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
Deb Markowitz’s commentary regarding the organizational flag being flown over Montpelier High School can be taken in many ways. While I am sure it was provided as a sincere testimony of her faith, it can also be taken as a sanctimonious attempt to impose her beliefs on others. Her piece implies that if a reader is sufficiently educated and enlightened, an