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Confederate flag issue rises again at Platte County Fair
BY MATT CAMPBELL
The Platte County Fair has a queen contest, a truck and tractor pull, a demolition derby, a livestock show, a Dirty Shame Saloon — and until Wednesday afternoon, a Confederate battle flag.
The flag was a prominent part of the stage background at the saloon Wednesday as preparations were made for opening night of what organizers call “the oldest continuously operating fair west of the Mississippi River.”
But the flag was removed shortly after The Kansas City Star asked fair officials about it ...
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article28357039.html
