State

'The State We're In' – a well-known book written in the early '90s as trenchant criticism of the mess the Tories had made of Britain. 'The State We're Still In' – Oh Lord, the title of a book that should be written now as trenchant criticism of the continuing mess that (you've guessed it)the longed for Labour govt.........

Somewhere I read that Montana is known as The Treasure State. Heh? I have to say that, as we drove across the endless corn fields for hour after hour and were happy to see an odd coyote or distant farmer on a tractor to break the monotony, I thought the state's other name of Big Sky Country was far more appropriate.

Minnesota is known as the North Star State, the Gopher State, and the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Arkansas, while offically refered to a the »Natural State« by tourist board and Chamber of Commerce types, is often called the »Altered State« by the hippies

Illinois is known as the Prairie State.

Pennsylvania is known as the Keystone State.

State: the essential circumstance of my being

Montana is called the Treasure State.

The state I'm in
is a terrible sin
I'm wasting my life away

I'm just sitting here
with a bottle of beer
surfing the internet all day

Wyoming is known as the Equality State.

Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State.

Alabama is called the Yellowhammer State.