Word: dakota
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Jacqueline Scott described going to her father when she was a schoolgirl in their small South Dakota hometown and trying to interview him about the war for a school project. She wanted to know what war sounded like. He lowered his newspaper and said, "It sounded like hell." Scott said that was the end of the interview, but many years later she was deeply moved when her father, the town mechanic, died and a thousand people showed up for his funeral. His friends at the local American Legion Post performed the military rites. Their uniforms, she said, were mismatched suits...
...home in Pennsylvania or Delaware and file for bankruptcy, you may lose it. How is this possible? People who file for bankruptcy claim their exemptions under state law. In the case of the homestead law, the provision varies from state to state. Five states--Florida, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota and Texas--have unlimited exemptions. Whether a residence is worth $10,000 or $10 million, it can't be touched by creditors. Five other states--Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island--along with the District of Columbia, have no homestead provision, meaning a person can lose his home...
CHURCH, STATE Last week Ohio's 41-year-old state motto, "With God, All Things Are Possible," was declared unconstitutional because it quotes Jesus. When choosing a new motto, Ohio could take lessons from states that keep their higher powers vague, such as Arizona ("God Enriches"), South Dakota ("Under God the People Rule") and Colorado ("Nothing Without the Deity"). The national motto, "In God We Trust," has survived multiple lawsuits because it only resembles a line from the Old Testament. Of course, to play it really safe, Ohio could opt for a motto like that of Texas: "Friendship...
...NORTH DAKOTA 1st in drivers who don't use safety belts...
Tracy L. Riddle, associate dean of students at Augustana College, a Lutheran college in South Dakota, says a company called Career Horizons flooded their campus with mailings offering $100 to the first student to provide it with a student telephone directory...