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U.S.|Minnesota Is Looking for a New State Flag. Residents Have a Few (Thousand)
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MINNESOTA IS LOOKING FOR A NEW STATE FLAG. RESIDENTS HAVE A FEW (THOUSAND)
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By Ernesto Londoño

Reporting from St. Paul, Minn.

 * Dec. 9, 2023

Ask Minnesotans about the state’s official flag, and prepare for a crush of
critiques.

Start with legibility. Viewed from afar, it is difficult to make sense of the
jumble of dates, stars and the state slogan, in French, which rings the
centerpiece image.

Aesthetically, it is, well, not a marvel, many a Minnesotan will tell you, with
Midwestern restraint.

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Ernesto Londoño is a Times reporter based in Minnesota, covering news in the
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