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  • 'World Anthem' at Graduation Sparks Anger

    06/08/2002 7:42:04 AM PDT · by TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday! · 175 replies · 962+ views
    Debate over anthem surprises principal By TODD HARTMANScripps-McClatchy Western ServiceJune 07, 2002DENVER - Poudre High School's decision to play the World anthem for its graduation ceremony sparked an angry reaction from a parent who wanted to hear the national anthem and stirred a dust-up on talk radio this week. Gail Wagner, whose daughter graduated May 24, wrote a letter to the school principal, the district superintendent and the Denver Rocky Mountain News calling the anthem "an insipid little song about a world of peace and love" and an insult to America. She said it took the place of the...