Minnesota panel chooses new state flag featuring North Star to replace old flag seen as racist ( apnews.com )
Minnesota’s new state flag should feature an eight-pointed North Star against a dark blue background shaped like the state, with a solid light blue field at the right, a special commission decided Tuesday as it picked a replacement for an older design that many Native Americans considered offensive....
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