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  Discover Ohio Travel Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
State bird- the cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), adopted 1933.
State beverage- tomato juice, adopted 1965 as a nod toword Ohio's prodigious crop.
State fossil- the trilobite (Isotelus brachcephalus), adopted 1985
www.discoverohio.com /kids/homework.asp   (2624 words)

  
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As it was in 1889, North Dakota remains a social, cultural, and economic colony, a producer of raw materials, a consumer of manufactures and capital, and an exporter of educated young people.
In their opinion, the state provided too many incentives, and they pointed out that huge profits were being taken from North Dakota, that the distant leadership of rail and commodities companies were often arrogant and unresponsive to the needs of their customers, and that rural people were often taxed out of proportion to their means.
State departments addressed public health and safety problems, and a movement for consolidated law enforcement was initiated with formation of a State Highway Patrol in 1935.
www.state.nd.us /hist/ndhist.htm   (5066 words)

  
 const   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The state, counties, cities, towns, and all other local governmental entities shall have no immunity from suit for injury to a person or property, except as may be specifically provided by law by a 2/3 vote of each house of the legislature.
Any citizen of the United States 18 years of age or older who meets the registration and residence requirements provided by law is a qualified elector unless he is serving a sentence for a felony in a penal institution or is of unsound mind, as determined by a court.
No state debt shall be created unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of the members of each house of the legislature or a majority of the electors voting thereon.
www.lawlibrary.state.mt.us /dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-5898/const.htm   (10864 words)

  
 Zimbabwe (09/05)
According to Zimbabwe's constitution, the president is head of state and head of government, and is elected for a 6-year term by popular majority vote.
The Anglo-American proposals of late 1977, aimed at bringing a negotiated end to the dispute, lent the weight of the United States to the search for a peaceful settlement and were a counterpart to the Soviet-Cuban use of military power to increase their influence in southern Africa.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5479.htm   (6960 words)

  
 Definition of North Dakota - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The original state capitol burned to the ground in the 1930s and was replaced by a concrete art deco skyscraper that still stands today.
North Dakota is bordered on the north by the Canadian Provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, on the west by Montana, on the south by South Dakota, and on the east, across the Red River of the North, by Minnesota.
The population trends in the state are noting a distinct shift from the rural areas to the larger cities.
www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/North_Dakota   (1422 words)

  
 Definition of 1889 - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
March 4 - Grover Cleveland, 24th President of the United States (1885 - 1889) is succeeded by Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893).
November 8 - Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
November 11 - Washington is admitted as the 42nd U.S. state.
www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/1889   (1333 words)

  
 State Nicknames
Tennesseans sometimes are referred to as “Volunteers,”“Big Benders” and “Butternuts.” The first two are derived from the nickname of the state, while the tag of “Butternuts” was first applied to Tennessee soldiers during the War Between the States because of the tan color of their uniforms.
The beehive was chosen as the emblem for the provisional State of Deseret in 1848 and was maintained on the seal of the State of Utah when Utah became a state in 1896.
Washington was nicknamed “The Evergreen State” by C.T. Conover, pioneer Seattle realtor and historian, for its abundant evergreen forests.
www.50states.com /bio/nickname5.htm   (779 words)

  
 The North Carolina State Bar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Oklahoma State Regents,38 that an African American student admitted to a previously segregated graduate school could not be subjected to patterns and practices of segregation interfering with the students meaningful classroom instruction and interaction with peers, such as making a student sit in the classroom doorway.
That amendment states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” Lake argued that the Supreme Court’s decision had allowed the federal government to usurp state rights.
Illinois,1 holding that the right to practice law in state courts is not a privilege or immunity of a United States citizen within the meaning of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution.
www.ncbar.com /Journal/journal_9,1.asp   (14631 words)

  
 Mexico (09/05)
In January 1994, insurgents in the state of Chiapas briefly took arms against the government, protesting alleged oppression, neglect of the concerns of Mexico’s indigenous peoples, and governmental indifference to poverty.
The United States and Mexico have a history of cooperation on environmental and natural resource issues, particularly in the border area, where there are serious environmental problems caused by rapid population growth, urbanization, and industrialization.
An 1889 convention establishing the International Boundary Commission, reconstituted by the Water Treaty of 1944 as the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (IBWC).
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35749.htm   (5445 words)

  
 South Dakota Government Unit 8 Lesson 2
Leaders in the south thought it was time for a change.
It was in almost the exact center of the state.
Other people pointed out that Pierre might be in the center of the state but it was not in the center of population.
www.sd4history.com /Unit8/sdgovlesson2.htm   (598 words)

  
 Oklahoma State History and Information
The highest point in the state is Black Mesa in Cimarron County (4,973 feet); the lowest is due east of Idabel in McCurtain County (287 feet).
Oklahoma is bordered by six states: Texas to the south and west, Arkansas and Missouri to the east, Kansas to the north and Colorado and New Mexico at the tip of the northwestern Oklahoma panhandle.
The official song and anthem of the State of Oklahoma is "Oklahoma," composed and written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.
www.state.ok.us /osfdocs/stinfo2.html   (3802 words)

  
 Phi Gamma Delta's Political Leaders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
We note territorial, state, provincial and federal supreme court judges, attorney generals, legislators, cabinet members, constitutional convention delegates, and presidential electors.
State and federal political party positions and national convention delegates are also included.
George, Russell L. (Colorado State 1968) State Representative 1992-___, State Speaker of the House, Colorado.
www.phigam.org /history/Lists/Politics/politicos.htm   (7589 words)

  
 State of Montana History
Finally, Montana was admitted as the 41st state on November 8, 1889.
Montana became the 41st state on Nov. 8, 1889.
But state leaders seek to broaden Montana's economy by attracting small business and by promoting electronics and other advanced-technology ventures.
www.westyellowstonenet.com /state_of_montana/history.php   (1674 words)

  
 Site Index: Legislative Council: State of North Dakota   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Legislative Council staff presented a document prepared by the National Conference of State Legislatures entitled 2002 Compensation and Benefits for State Legislators, a copy of which is on file in the Legislative Council office.
Commissioner Black said in relation to other states, the state of North Dakota has made great strides in the area of legislative compensation in the last six years.
Commissioner Gorman said he is concerned with increasing the state mileage reimbursement rate due to the impact on several state agency budgets.
www.state.nd.us /lr/assembly/57-2001/interim-info/minutes/lcc062502.html   (1816 words)

  
 Alva Adams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
As soon as Adams took over his new gubernatorial post he met immediately with the union leaders, local residents, miners, and mine owners in an attempt to hammer out some type of compromise.
He sponsored the creation of the State Board of Arbitration in 1897 which successfully ended numerous labor conflicts.
The reports consist primarily of reports from state agencies although there are other reports that are of special interest.
www.colorado.gov /dpa/doit/archives/govs/adams.html   (2075 words)

  
 Maryland State Archives
Program, "The President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, Addressing the Maryland State Legislature." Program created for the joint session of the Maryland General Assembly, February 10, 1997 for address of President William Clinton to the Maryland State Legislature.
The Maryland State Archives is an independent agency in the Office of Governor Parris N. Glendening and is advised by the Hall of Records Commission.
The Chairman of the Hall of Records Commission is the Honorable Louis L. Goldstein, Comptroller, and the Vice Chairman is the Honorable Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals.
mdarchives.state.md.us /msa/refserv/bulldog/bull97/html/bul11-12.html   (973 words)

  
 Wednesday, March 10, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
They are seeking to serve this great State of Texas and to accomplish, through the legislative process, laws that would benefit all the people of this state.
Relating to the sharing of revenue derived from the state lottery with counties and municipalities.
Relating to requiring the state to reimburse counties for the costs of confining certain state inmates.
www.capitol.state.tx.us /sjrnl/76r/html/3-10.htm   (4361 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1858   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
1857 state leaders - Events of 1858 - 1859 state leaders - State leaders by year
United States - James Buchanan, President of the United States (1857-1861)
History of the World History of the United States History of Europe Ancient History History Military History
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-state-leaders-in-1858.htm   (497 words)

  
 Kentucky Tourism - Kentucky Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903) The Lion of White Hall, Ambassador to Russia, abolitionist, a founder of the Republican Party.
Anna Mac Clarke (1919-1944) WAC who was the first fl officer to command a white unit.
(1921-1971) Civil rights leader; director of the National Urban League, 1961-71; awarded Medal of Freedom, 1969.
www.kytourism.com /facts_famous.aspx   (700 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1862   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
List of state leaders in 1861 - Events of 1862 - List of state leaders in 1863 - State leaders by year
Confederate States of America - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States (1861-1865)
United States - Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States (1861-1865)
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-state-leaders-in-1862.htm   (568 words)

  
 State leaders by year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This is a list of heads of state government leaders and other rulers in any given
1000 by the year 2000 : a program to develop future IRM leaders (SuDoc GS 12.2:F 98)
Budget issues fiscal year 1996 agency spending by budget function : report to the Honorable Richard K. Armey, Majority Leader, House of Representatives (SuDoc GA 1.13:AIMD-97-95)
www.freeglossary.com /Incumbents_by_year   (749 words)

  
 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference - Leaders
2003-04 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS 3/31/04 (All games) SCORING OFFENSE ## Team G W-L Pts Avg/G -------------------------------------------- 1.Calif. (Pa.)........
2003-04 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS 3/31/04 (All games) To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team's games.
2003-04 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS 3/31/04 (All games) 3-POINT FG PCT (Min.
www.psacsports.org /wbbstats0304/confldrs.htm   (1670 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Benjamin Harrison : [The 23rd President 1889-1893] (The American Presidents): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
His great-grandfather signed the Declaration and his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, was the ninth president of the United States.
Harrison, a leading Indiana lawyer, became a Republican Party champion, even taking a leave from the Civil War to campaign for Lincoln.
Subjects > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Presidents & Heads of State
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805069526?v=glance   (1071 words)

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