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The in box: Lobby Day in Springfield cancelled for construction. What construction?

March 6, 2012

Fred,

I just got back from my school’s 7th grade field trip to The Capital. To my massive surprise, there is no real construction to speak of. They took a mural down, but that is it. The rotunda is untouched as were the halls by the chambers. WTF is our leadership taking about construction? There was actually more debris at the Abe Lincoln Home visitor center. Not right on many levels.

Matt

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