Missouri lawmaker wants to cap state's 28 official symbols
Monday, March 30, 2015
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers, who over the years have voted to honor a state dinosaur (the hadrosaur), state exercise (jumping jacks) and state dessert (the ice-cream cone), are considering clamping down on the state's laundry list of official symbols.
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