evolution

the lawrence journal-world reports that the finalists’ designs for the kansas quarter have been submitted to the u.s. mint (full story). one of them makes reference to “the wizard of oz”, in which a kansas farm girl, played by judy garland, is knocked unconscious when a tornado strikes her aunt and uncle’s farm and has a strange dream while she is out.

personally, i think there are much more dignified ways to commemorate kansas in currency than that. it’s not that the movie is undignified or low-brow, i just don’t think that most kansans would choose a hollywood image to commemorate their state. also, i’m just plain tired of the association of kansas with that movie.

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