State & Regional Interest	Monday, April 7, 2003
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House resolution asks Dixie Chicks for free show for troops (Published March 18‚ 2003) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina House member is calling on the Dixie Chicks to perform a free concert for troops. Rep. Catherine Ceips, R-Beaufort, is sponsoring a resolution calling for the country music group to perform for South Carolina troops and their families. The Dixie Chicks are scheduled to perform their first concert on their U.S. tour in Greenville this May. Lead singer Natalie Maines reportedly told a London audience last week, in reference to President George W. Bush's push for military action against Iraq, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." Radio stations nationwide are boycotting the Dixie Chicks, even though Maines - a Lubbock, Texas, native - publicly apologized for her statement in London. Ceips said a free concert for troops would be good way for Maines to show she's sorry. "If they are really serious about apologizing to the president and our troops, I can't think of a better way than to perform for our troops and their families here in South Carolina," Ceips said. "These men and women of the military are the backbone of our country and it's time our stars realize that."

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