Unfinished business.

• Position: Stateline - Adornment for Kansas capitol dome - Brief Article

Kansans have been debating, discussing and arguing about a statue for the top of their Capitol dome since 1901. That year, the Legislature felt that a statue was too extravagant. Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, was to be the adornment, at a cost of $6,950. Later in the year, opponents argued that Ceres was a loose woman, and the debate was on. There have been other ideas for dome toppers over the years including a buffalo and the state's first governor, Charles Robinson. Lawmakers set...