State flag choices down to two

Mississippi is literally running some proposals up a flagpole as it searches for a new state banner.

FLYING HIGH.THE NINE-MEMBER MISSISSIPPISTATE FLAG COMMISSION GOT ANOPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE FIVE OFFINAL FLAG OF CONTENDERS FLYINGOVER THE CITY OF JACKSON HERE ATTHE OLD CAPITOL.EACH FLAG WAS RAISED ON THE POLEWITH A SO THE COMMISSION COULDSEE WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE AFLAPPING IN THE WIND.THEY WILL NOW DECIDE ON THEWHICH FLAG THEY WILL SUBMIT TOTHE GOVERNOR AND THE STATELEGISLATURE AND THAT FLAG WILLBE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBERBALLOT.WE SPOKE TO ONE STATE SENATORWHO SAID HE LIKES OF THE WAY THEPROCESS IS GOING BUT THE MISSIONOF THE HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEENTHREE THOUSAND FLAGS AND THEYCAME WITH THESE FIVE AND I WASVERY GLAD TO SEE THOSE FAB FLAGSCHOOL UP REPRESENTING THE NEWMISSISSIPPI.I THINK THAT EITHER ONE OF THOSEFLAGS WILL REPRESENT OUR STATEGOING FORWARD AND ALSO THEIMPORTANT FACT THAT OUR PEOPLEHAD A PART IN THE PROCESS AND ITMAKES US FEEL GOOD ABOUT GOINGFORWARD AND VOTERS WILL HAVE THEOPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE WHICH FLAGTHEY WOULD LIKE TO CHOOSE TO BETHE OFFICIAL STATE FLA