Public employees. Less than half of the states include state employees in their definitions of public official and of those, most only include high-level employees. Effective June 2008, Illinois added sworn law enforcement or peace officers to their definition. Excluding legislators.
Definition of dogwood winter. South & Midland. : a brief spell of wintry weather in spring.
Silky Dogwood Cornus amomum Zone 5Late summer and fallfoodSilky dogwood growsto 4â10 feet tall, prefersmoist soils, and grows in shade or fullsun along the edges of marshes or wetmeadows. Landowners like the white ï¬owersthat bloom in May and mature into blue berry-like fruits in August.