Capitol Lens | Gingerbread spread

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Capitol Lens | Gingerbread spread

By Bill Clark

Posted November 29, 2022 at 5:09pm

A worker wearing a hard hat pauses to take a look at the Capitol gingerbread house in the Capitol on Tuesday. Its construction and transportation for display near the Memorial Door was not as problematic as last year’s holiday-themed facsimile.

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