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Not every college has its own creamery and boasts its own variety of cheese, but Washington State University makes their own ...
The Big Ten is home to some of the biggest and most historic brands in college athletics. Those schools also have some of the ...
ST PAUL, Minn. — At the State Capitol Thursday, a proposal was heard that aims to resurrect the retired Minnesota state flag. The bill — authored by 22 House Republicans — would allow the ...
State officials announced Thursday morning that the current flag won the contest with 165,602 votes, or 43 percent. However, Champaign-based firm Clanin Creative is proud of its design's second ...
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist change ...
Of the nearly 385,000 votes received, more than 165,000, or 43 percent, were cast for the current Illinois state flag. He said it received more votes than the next five top designs combined.
The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received more than 165,000 of the nearly 385,000 votes cast.
This design -- a green pine tree on a blue shield, a traditional symbol of Massachusetts since the 17th century -- was used on the reverse side of the state flag from 1908 until 1971, when it was ...
The original flag, designed by Rockford native Lucy Derwent in 1915, featured the state seal in front of a white background. It has remained the same since with exception for the addition of the ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois voters have opted to keep the current state flag ahead of several proposed redesigns, the Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' Office said. This comes after five weeks ...
The state flag is the only one in the nation with a green background and the only one with a portrait of a past president. Washington became the 42nd state in the U.S. on Nov. 11, 1889.
The Washington state flag could be getting a makeover if a bill up for a hearing on Tuesday becomes law. House Bill 1938 would launch a state flag redesign committee to oversee the process of ...