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Briarcliff: The War Against Christmas

It appears the War Against Christmas is alive and well here in Briarcliff Manor.  Here is a link to a story on LoHud.com about this year's battle in this ongoing War.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20131226/NEWS02/312260042/Mixed-messages-Tiny-Briarcliff-park-hosts-dispute-over-cr-che-menorah

It seems rather bizarre that we have this issue in a Village with such a strong population of Christian and Jewish residents. 

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This is just another reason to consider the manner in which the Mayor and Village Trustee positions are filled in Briarcliff.  Maybe it is time to consider having a truly elected group of folks in these positions who actually answer to, and represent, the entire Village. 

Here is a link to a blog post on that topic:

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