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From left, Drum Major Ken Misch, Drum Sgt. Charlie Ezelle, and Roberto "Boom Boom" Lopez, of the Los Angeles Police Emerald Society Pipes and Drums, smoke cigars near the Capitol Reflecting Pool after participating in a competition that was part of National Police Week on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
From left, Drum Major Ken Misch, Drum Sgt. Charlie Ezelle, and Roberto "Boom Boom" Lopez, of the Los Angeles Police Emerald Society Pipes and Drums, smoke cigars near the Capitol Reflecting Pool after participating in a competition that was part of National Police Week on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Alex Gangitano
Posted May 15, 2018 at 9:55am

We’re all over Capitol Hill and its surrounding haunts looking for good stories. Some of the best are ones we come across while reporting the big stories.

There is life beyond legislating and this is the place for those stories. We look for them, but we don’t find them all. We want to know what you see, too.

Send tips, clips and all your hot goss to HOH@rollcall.com, tweet at us at @HeardontheHill or send them directly to Alex Gangitano, our Heard on the Hill reporter, at AlexGangitano@rollcall.com.

Here’s the word on the Hill for today:

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