OLYMPIA, Wash. — Flags are lowered to half-staff Monday in recognition of Memorial Day. According to a directive from Gov.

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If you notice flags at half-staff across Washington state this weekend, it’s not for Armed Forces Day on May 17. They’ll stay lowered through the weekend, raising on Sunday night or Monday ...

Catholic priests are not allowed to reveal anything shared with them in confession under threat of excommunication, as the seal of confession is crucial to the sacrament itself. Washington state ...

Additionally, each state might have their own observations scheduled throughout the year. Flags are always lowered in Washington state following the deaths of a principal federal or state ...

Ferguson and the Washington state legislators were grandstanding for short-term political advantage, at taxpayers’ expense, in their attack on the sacramental seal of confession. Given how ...

OLYMPIA, Wash — Flags will be lowered to half-staff this weekend across Washington state as part of a tribute to fallen firefighters. Governor Bob Ferguson issued the directive Monday that all ...