If a ninth-grade class gets its way, the Washington state apple may soon have
another denizen of the produce aisle join it as a state symbol: the Walla Walla sweet onion. Kirkland Junior High
School teacher Toni Miller's class managed to get the state House to vote 95-1 in favor of making the Walla Walla the
state vegetable. Next, it goes to the Senate.Miller sowed the seed for the "onion bill" three years ago as a way to infuse some pungency into what's usually a bland civics lesson. Miller's students were glad to see that they could play a role in government, but not all of them line up behind the onion. "I thought it should be the coffee bean," one girl quipped. For more see The Seattle Times.
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