The United States has a national motto of its own. "In God We Trust" is the U.S. motto, reaffirmed by the House in 2011. But several other mottos have found their place in the national lexicon ...

In Washington, the nickname “The Evergreen State” winks at you across Washington from road signs, license plates, even quarters. It’s... Read Story ...

North Carolina's state motto is "Esse Quam Videri." It's a Latin phrase that roughly translates to "to be rather than to see." The state bird of North Carolina sticks out amongst the rest.

Attorney General Tim Griffin graced the opinion section of this newspaper with a guest tutorial on Sunday. He wrote an essay explaining that "regnat populus," the official state motto meaning "the ...