You’ve never heard her name, but many Iowans admire her work; thousands have even sat on it. Mattie McClure cuts the grass around the State Capitol and Iowa Public Radio’s Rick Fredericksen found her on the west lawn.
Capitol Mower
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Madeline McClure on her Toro
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Madeline, unmasked, without all the protective gear
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The entire statehouse complex covers 187 acres
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