Like many rural towns that don’t have a lot, Calipatria takes pride in what it does have. A flagpole that was once world’s tallest: a 184-foot staff from which Old Glory flies at sea level.

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A one-time candidate for a Michigan city council seat was convicted of hitting an officer on the head several times with a “Trump” flag draped flagpole during the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, ...

This holiday season, you can find an ornament big enough to walk through, a tree with enough lights to notice at any speed plus a tall flagpole “tree.” John Gingrow’s the man behind the glow.