This is an odd story. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) is asking for some answers about an alleged flag policy at a well-known national park.
Allegedly, officials at Denali National Park told construction crews at the park not to fly the American flag. The senator wrote a letter requesting an explanation, noting that such a demand was made “on the eve of Memorial Day weekend.” It’s a bad story made worse because of its timing.
How did this story happen? Allegedly a report by the Alaska Watchman, a local conservative publication, cited an anonymous construction worker at the national park.
When initially reporting the story, the crewman who contact me ask to remain anonymous because he is actively working on a project for Granite Construction – the company building a massive bridge for the Federal Highway Administration, about 43 miles into Denali Park Road.
As we first reported, the…
