All due respect to Francis Scott Key, but as patriotic sounds go the one that lifted the rafters Monday in the R. Marion Craig Coliseum was about as sweet at they come. With both elementary and high school students urging each other, the Pledge of Allegiance has rarely sounded so heart-felt and emotional; not to mention loud. Thank goodness there are plans to replace the roof of "The Dome" because what external damage was inflicted by Michael might have been equaled inside by a thousand or so voices in vibrant unison...
