WHAT'S NEXT? A STATE RODENT?

• Position: Utah overwhelmed by state symbols - Brief Article

It's become a popular way to teach school children about the legislative process. But how many state symbols can one state keep track of? And how much time should a legislature spend on such matters? Utah now has state grass (Indian rice grass) to go along with its state bird (the sea gull), state flower (sego lily), state mineral (copper), state animal (elk), state tree (blue spruce) and state fish (rainbow trout). There's also a state fossil, a state fruit, a state insect and others. "We have plenty of symbols," says Utah Representative Loraine Pace, "We...