Saturday, Dec. 16, marks the one-year anniversary of the Earth flag flying at the top of city-owned flagpoles in Arcata. A year ago, the Arcata City Council unanimously certified the results of the ...

A judge found Arcata’s Measure M, which required the city to fly the Earth flag on top of city-owned flagpoles “directly conflicts with mandatory state law and is therefore not enforceable,” the ...

Flags originated on battlefields as a means of identification and hierarchy. Over the years, they have evolved to incorporate symbols significant to the countries they represent. Click through as we ...