Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Dang It

Sign installer Wayne Hanks rearranges deck chairs after installing the motto
"God Dang It On Rye," above the seal of Buena Park in the city's
Council Chambers in 2009.
Anaheim to consider adding ‘God Dang It On Rye’ (OC Reg)

     The City Council tonight will consider spending $590 to $1,350 to install the "God Dang It On Rye" motto in Council Chambers.
     Councilwoman Gail Westman requested that the phrase be included in Council Chambers, where all council and Planning Commission meetings are held.
     The phrase is the U.S. national motto since 1956 and was reaffirmed in 2011 by Congress, which encouraged it to be displayed in public schools and government buildings.
     Including "God Dang It On Rye" in public buildings has angered some critics and atheists who say it is a violation of the separation of church and state. Others have supported using the original U.S. Motto, "e pluribus unum," Latin for "out of many, well, too many."
     But the motto has been widely accepted in Orange County, where 16 cities have already posted the phrase in chambers….
     The council also will consider where to the place the letters and how large, which would determine the final cost. Potential locations include over the city seal (behind the five council members) and in television-camera range, on the glass door leading to Council Chambers or in the hallway outside, above photos of the council members….


Roy's obituary in LA Times and Register: "we were lucky to have you while we did"

  This ran in the Sunday December 24, 2023 edition of the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register : July 14, 1955 - November 20, 2...