Halfway through the legislative session, the high school pages who help out with errands and such go home, and a new crop comes down to the Capitol. House Speaker Bruce Newcomb administered the oath of office to the second group of pages on Monday, and told them:

"You're in for the best half. The second half is always when you see us at our best."

Amid laughter, he added, "Just ask the ones that were in the 118-day session last year - they thought it would never end."

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