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Parting Shot — 5.19.10

Philadelphia Flyers' national anthem vocalist Lauren Hart sings next to a statue of Kate Smith during a ceremony where a design of a postage stamp honoring Smith was presented, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 19, 2010.  Smith was best known for performing composer Irving Berlin's
Philadelphia Flyers' national anthem vocalist Lauren Hart sings next to a statue of Kate Smith during a ceremony where a design of a postage stamp honoring Smith was presented, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Smith was best known for performing composer Irving Berlin's "God Bless America." The new stamp is scheduled to become available for sale on May 27. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press)

Philadelphia Flyers' national anthem vocalist Lauren Hart sings next to a statue of Kate Smith during a ceremony where a design of a postage stamp honoring Smith was presented, in Philadelphia, Wednesday. Smith was best known for performing composer Irving Berlin's "God Bless America." The new stamp is scheduled to become available for sale on May 27. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Question: Some have said that they would prefer to hear "America, the Beautiful" replace our National Anthem as the song to be sung at sports events. If you could, would you mix up things a bit by subbing "America, the Beautiful" or "God Bless America" instead of the anthem at public events?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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