This is a small state peppered with military families who are feeling the toll of the extended U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf.
Ilves, who probably tweets more than any other head of state, peppers his conversations and speeches with references to the latest technology.
The speech was one of the most heartfelt Mrs. Clinton has delivered as secretary of state, peppered with reminiscences about the 1995 tree-lighting ceremony and five subsequent trips to Belfast.
Department policy states that pepper spray is intended to help officers subdue someone who is resisting arrest, fleeing or behaving in a way that could harm others.
Access to the volcano is difficult, as its current eruptive states constantly peppers the massif with molten rock and other ejecta.
The most recent available data on the subject out of North Carolina, for example, is a 2007-08 report from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, which says that a majority of school resource officers in the state carried pepper spray.
Greek city states already peppered the eastern rim of the Mediterranean where Greek philosophy began.
Loyalties to the University of Florida Gators and the Florida State University Seminoles run wide and deep, and nearly every workplace in the state is peppered with its fans and graduates.
The new bill aims to force out-of-state chile peppers, in their natural and processed forms, to display on their package an unusual disclaimer: "not grown in New Mexico".
Liz Cheney, who grew up in McLean and moved her family to the Jackson Hole area last year, is eager to establish her Cowboy State credentials, peppering social media sites with photos of her children's horse-riding competitions and descriptions of Wyoming as "God's Country".
Under the same bill, Mr. Martinez proposed going after out-of-state chile peppers sold under brands bearing names of cities, counties and other New Mexico localities known for their chile production, like "Hatch chile," named after the southern village that hosts a huge chile festival every year.
