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Just Askin': What are Ohio's official state symbols?
Just Askin': What are Ohio's official state symbols?

Yahoo

time4 days ago

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Just Askin': What are Ohio's official state symbols?

The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, except maybe Google. Fellow Ohioans could probably tell you the nickname of their state (the Buckeye State) or even the official bird (the cardinal). But could they tell you the official insect or the official artifact? Since the early 1900s, lawmakers in the U.S. have designated specific symbols to represent the unique characteristics of their state. Question: What are Ohio's official state symbols? Here's Ohio's list, according to State Flag: The Ohio Burgee, adopted in 1902. Coat of Arms: Depicts a sunrise over mountains, a river and a field, adopted in 1996. State Seal: Consists of the coat of arms within a circle with the words "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO," adopted in 1996. State Motto: 'With God All Things Are Possible," adopted in 1959. State Slogan: "Ohio, The Heart of it All," adopted in 1984, reinstated in 2023. State Capital and Capital Building: The Ohio Statehouse, located in Ohio's capital of Columbus, designated in 1816. State Nickname: The Buckeye State, adopted in 1953. State Bird: The cardinal, adopted in 1933. State Insect: The ladybug, adopted in 1975. State Mammal: The white-tailed deer, adopted in 1988. State Reptile: The black racer snake, adopted in 1995. State Amphibian: The spotted salamander, adopted in 2010. State Frog: The American bullfrog, adopted in 2010. State Pet: The shelter dog, adopted in 2019. State Flower: The red carnation, adopted in 1904. State Tree: The Ohio buckeye, adopted in 1953. State Wild Flower: The white trillium, adopted in 1986. State Fruit: The tomato, adopted in 2009. State Native Fruit: The pawpaw, adopted in 2009. State Beverage: Tomato juice, adopted in 1965. State Song: "Beautiful Ohio," adopted in 1969. State Rock Song: "Hang On Sloopy," adopted in 1985. State Bicentennial Bridge: Blaine Hill Bridge, adopted in 2002. State Prehistoric Monument: Newark Earthworks, adopted in 2006. State Artifact: Adena Pipe, adopted in 2003. State Historical Architectural Structure: Barn, adopted in 2019. State Airplane: 1905 Wright Flyer III, adopted in 2025. State Gemstone: Flint, adopted in 1965. State Fossil: Isotelus trilobite, adopted in 1985. State Fossil Fish: The Placoderm Fish, adopted in 2021. Do you have a question for Just Askin'? Send it to us at justaskin@ This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Just Askin': What are Ohio's official state symbols?

As Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger retires, he's concerned about spike in threats against lawmakers
As Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger retires, he's concerned about spike in threats against lawmakers

CBS News

time5 days ago

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As Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger retires, he's concerned about spike in threats against lawmakers

As U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger retires from his post at the Capitol Friday, he says the threats facing members of Congress have accelerated — they've more than quadrupled over the past several years and remain alarmingly high. Manger, who took charge of the department in the difficult months after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol siege, quantified the surge in threats targeting lawmakers and how the department has had to evolve to expand its protection of senators and House members. Leaning forward in his seat to emphasize his point, Manger said, "It's a huge responsibility. We've gone from 1,000 to 2,000 threats a year to now 8,000, 9,000, 10,000 threats a year." And those threats are now reaching outside the Capitol. The department is being spread farther and wider to prevent attacks. "The threats are coming in from all over the country. Not everybody knows it, but the Capitol Police has nationwide jurisdiction to address those threats," Manger said. "So, we are sending investigators and agents all over this country to investigate these cases." He has helped secure large budget increases for his department to help protect the Capitol campus, its members, staffers and visitors. But the growing need to bolster security and investigations in the 50 states — including the hometowns and home offices of members of Congress — has required more funding and more staff. Manger's budget request for 2026 is nearly $1 billion, approximately double the funding the department was given in 2021, prior to the Capitol riot. In a letter to a U.S. House subcommittee in April, Manger wrote, "I recognize there are other police departments of a similar size whose budget is not as large as ours, but we are not an ordinary law enforcement agency." In his request, Manger also said he expected the number of threats against lawmakers to continue to rise, "given the current political climate." The Capitol Police have aggressively recruited and set ambitious hiring goals to help bolster their protection details for members of Congress. Manger, in his testimony before the House Appropriations Committee last month, said the department is adding dozens of new positions in the unit that oversees protective details and intelligence. He told CBS News the department was already hampered with a staffing shortage before the Jan. 6 attack and has faced hurdles in its effort to hire, due to morale issues and trauma suffered by officers after the Insurrection. Four officers who responded on Jan. 6 died by suicide within seven months of the attack. Many officers at the Capitol that day were subjected to repeated violent assaults. Manger has been urging lawmakers to support his recommended budget increase to help boost officer hiring and recruitment. "When [lawmakers] travel, when they're at the airports, when they have congressional business to do at home," Manger said. "They've got to meet with their constituents. So, we want to make sure that they're safe." An immediate replacement for Manger has not yet been named. The U.S. Capitol Police Board will select a successor, but he expects some lawmakers will also want to meet candidates for the position. At an April hearing on the Capitol Police budget, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a New York Democrat who has oversight of the police department, said the department "does need more to keep us safe."

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