Judith Nygren
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Running horses depict Kentucky. A whale provides a glimpse of the Alaska wilds.
Iowa is shown as an endless sea of corn. Kansas is represented by a manicured farmstead.
On its new 44-cent stamp, Nebraska has been immortalized with a ... center pivot.
“Right away, we said someone had superb judgment,” said Ed Burchfield, director of corporate relations at Valmont Industries, the Nebraska-based irrigation manufacturer.
The U.S. Postal Service began releasing its new series of state stamps in 2008, working its way through the union in alphabetical order. Nebraska's stamp will be among a set scheduled for a 2010 release.
"“Right away, we said someone had superb judgment,” said Ed Burchfield, director of corporate relations at Valmont Industries, the Nebraska-based irrigation manufacturer. "
Trenton Magid form the Grow Omaha radio program also pointed out that Center Pivots only have the upside down triangle on the end section, not every section...
DTO Luv wrote:Wow. This makes me long for Chimney Rock and a covered wagon.
Ditto.
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
i personally think they are all awesome. They pay homage to our long standing heritage of farming and stepping over beans, corn, and cattle |expletive|, and instill the impression on the nation that there really is nothing in all 3 states except for agriculture.
Why do lawmakers/people-in-positions-to-make-changes always default to the same hokey pokey |expletive| in everything they do?
Brad wrote:Trenton Magid form the Grow Omaha radio program also pointed out that Center Pivots only have the upside down triangle on the end section, not every section...
So what determines if a triangle is upside down or not? Never new there was a "correct way" to place a triangle.
For the record NEBUGEATER does not equal BUGEATER !!!!!!!
