Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 | Posted by

OUR VIEW: There’s no excuse for vandalism

CEMETERY THEFT: About 30 brass flag holders marking the graves of Civil War veterans recently were stolen from Highland View Cemetery. (Courtesy photo)

Between Aug. 5 and 14, someone walked into Highland View Cemetery and walked out with nearly 30 flag holders from graves of Civil War veterans. These markers are probably more than a hundred years old and, frankly, are irreplaceable. You may have heard that cemeteries across the nation are under attack from people stealing statuaries [...]

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