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What Independence Day still means to people Provo, Utah
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (481+ words) At Provo's Freedom Festival parade on Saturday, veterans, college students and high schoolers told the Deseret News what Independence Day means to them....
Little Parades, Big Energy; Fourth of July Fun Begins
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (1154+ words) The big Fourth of July parade kicks of in Edgartown at 5 p. m. , but the festivities got started much earlier in Oak Bluffs and Aquinnah. At 9 a. m. , kids and parents gathered at the Oak Bluffs Camp Ground to listen to The Star Spangled…...
For fans, Aurora Fourth of July parade an annual tradition: "We have to be here
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (326+ words) Aurora resident Stacy Lorenz said the only way to start the holiday with her family is to come to the annual Fourth of July parade in downtown Aurora. "We have been here for nearly the past 10 years. It's not the…...
Happy Independence Day!
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (158+ words) America Begins a Yearlong Celebration of 250 Years As families across northwest Louisiana gather for barbecues, parades and fireworks this Fourth of July, our nation is marking more than another Independence Day. Today also begins the yearlong celebration leading to America's…...
PHOTOS: 4th of July fireworks in western Washington
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (10+ words) Seattle Refined...
Red, white and blue tradition on parade at N. C. 4th of July Festival
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (31+ words) Wilmington Star-News Red, white and blue tradition on parade at N. C. 4th of July Festival...
Loveland veterans renew quiet Fourth of July flag tradition
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (473+ words) By the time most of the city was waking up Saturday morning, one of Loveland's quieter Fourth of July traditions was already complete. Members of the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 15 spent the early morning working their way along…...
See Lansing celebrate Independence Day with Fourth of July parade
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (23+ words) Lansing State Journal See Lansing celebrate Independence Day with Fourth of July parade...
Fireworks safety for America's 250th
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (128+ words) While fireworks are fun, officials remind people they are still dangerous. There are things to keep in mind to have a safe holiday weekend. It's time to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. While fireworks are fun, they can also be dangerous. "It's…...
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Removed from Sail4th 250 Parade Over Advocacy Banners
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (407+ words) The Hudson River sloop Clearwater, the iconic environmental vessel founded by Pete Seeger and launched in 1969, was removed from the Sail4th 250 Parade of Sail in New York Harbor on Saturday morning after displaying advocacy banners on its mainsail. Clearwater Captain Rory…...