] In rural Small Town, U.S.A., it would be simple. The
] nation is at war, the boys and girls are fighting and the
] folks want them home.
]
] So in support of their troops, folks tie yellow ribbons
] around street lamps -- a straightforward and sentimental
] gesture.
]
] Just like in Burlingame -- a small town on the Peninsula
] -- where people are hanging yellow ribbons.
]
] But hardly anything is ever simple or straightforward in
] the Bay Area. Instead of good will, the ribbons are
] drawing hate mail and death threats