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H<\/span>ave you noticed how cities are using those light and telephone pole banners more and more today? They are pretty neat I guess. Usually, you can find them lining the main thoroughfare through a city or town.<\/p>\n

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Cities use them in a variety of ways, but mostly they offer a nice uplifting message welcoming visitors and tourists to the area. They are usually very bright and colorful, evoking a positive image of the city and surrounding area.<\/p>\n

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Local merchants use them to advertise shopping areas and specialty stores.<\/p>\n

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Seasons are popular, you can often find Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter banners as well as holidays such as Christmas or the 4th of July.<\/p>\n

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Local sports teams are promoted letting visitors know this is Cardinal or Tiger country! Oooo…scary! (ha ha…)<\/p>\n

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Yes, there are probably countless examples of banners like these. If you stop and take the time to look around, you’ll see their welcoming messages almost everywhere. <\/p>\n

Here’s another one. Wow, it’s black! That’s definitely different. It’s advertising something, let’s see, “2008” something, something…”Race Riot”. Wait, what?<\/p>\n

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Ok, on a serious note, the referenced race riot was a dark time in our burg’s history. But, it spurned the formation of the NAACP, so something positive did come from it. <\/p>\n

Well, in addition TO this blog post!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

…a nice uplifting message. Have you noticed how cities are using those light and telephone pole banners more and more today? They are pretty neat I guess. Usually, you can find them lining the main thoroughfare through a city or …<\/p>\n

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