1.0Mark D. Robertshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdrobertsMark D. Robertshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/author/mrobertsPhotos from the Capitol - Mark D. Robertsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IdoZpPCfCK"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/2009/11/photos-from-the-capitol.html">Photos from the Capitol</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/2009/11/photos-from-the-capitol.html/embed#?secret=IdoZpPCfCK" width="600" height="338" title="“Photos from the Capitol” — Mark D. Roberts" data-secret="IdoZpPCfCK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Yesterday, my family and I visited the Texas Capitol, the center of the state government in Austin, the capital. We were there for my daughter to be reconized for getting second place in the National History Day competition last summer. (She was second in the Junior Division, Individual Performance.) So, yesterday, the State Board of…http://www.markdroberts.com/images/kara-capitol-national-7.jpg