St. Cloud council revisits flag controversy, election-year rhetoric

St. Cloud council revisits flag controversy, election-year rhetoric

ST. CLOUD — St. Cloud City Council member Scott Brodeen said that an apology from the organizer of a Somali Independence Day celebration was "needed" after an American flag was mistakenly flown upside down earlier this month, while Council Member Karen Larson again urged colleagues to keep election politics off the council dais. The comments came during the council meeting on Monday night, July 20, nearly two weeks after a July 3 incident at Lak…