•January 27, 20201•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer

Welcome to my D.C. glossary that, come to think of it, would have been more helpful a week ago.
• “Capitol,” with a capital C, is the building in which the legislative branch conducts its business. That goes for the building where the federal legislative branch does its thing in Washington, D.C., as well as where the General Assembly does its thing in Springfield.
Collectively, statehouses are referred to as (lowercase) capitols.
The Capitol — in most cases domed — sits in capital (lowercase, and a instead of o) cities.
• You’ve all seen the photograph of the yahoo in the ski hat carrying Nancy Pelosi’s podium around the Capitol, right?
Aha! Gotcha. He was carrying Pelosi’s lectern. From my research, Facebookers tend not to know the distinction.
That guy did look semi-menacing, but probably not powerful enough to lift a podium.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.