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Each year, I hear from those who ask why a blue jay or a cardinal is bald. Al Batt is a writer, speaker, storyteller and ...

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The cardinal is the state bird. The dogwood is the state flower. Milk is even listed as the state beverage. Soon, the Tar Heel state could get an official state TV show.