Off the I-15

A question posed to the Desert Dispatch newsroom: What is your favorite American icon?

David Heldreth: The bald eagle.
Why? “I like animals.”

Matthew Peters: The 1980 Gold Medal United States Hockey Team, aka “The Miracle on Ice.”
Why? “They beat the Soviets, and plus, it was a cool movie.”

Stevie St. John: The First Amendment, which is often displayed in newspaper offices.
Why? One of her favorite quotations is from Voltaire: “I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech and religion, Stevie said, and that’s “the key to what makes America great.”

Jason Smith: Apple pie.
Why? “It’s the icon you can eat.”

Aaron Aupperlee: The Statue of Liberty
Why: When Aaron was a child, he used to don his green foam Statue of Liberty hat, the one with the spikes and stuff, wad up a newspaper into a torch shape, stand on top of things and say, “I am the statue of wiberwee.”

What’s your favorite American icon?

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