A 200-pound chunk of limestone (left) fell off the west side of the Capitol last Saturday, leaving a damaged pilaster (right). No one was hurt. Secretary of State Charlie Daniels has issued a news release, on the jump, assuring us that the public, legislators and lobbyists will be protected while the pilaster is repaired. Now he tells us.
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Oh, and by the way, it’s not his fault if the legislature wouldn’t provide the money he requested to keep the place from falling apart.