Fall River tree lighting ceremony

HOUSE HOLIDAY TREE
CONTROVERSY
CONTINUES.....
THIS TIME, FALL RIVER
MAYOR WILL FLANAGAN IS
JOINING IN THE DEBATE.
HE SAYS THERE WERE
DISSAPOINTED RHODE
ISLANDERS WHO FOUND
OUT ALL TOO LATE ABOUT
THIS WEEK'S HOLIDAY
TREE LIGHTING AT THE
STATE HOUSE.
SO, FLANAGAN INVTED
THEM TO ATTEND HIS
CITY'S CHRISTMAS TREE
LIGHTING.
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REPORTER MARILYN
SCHAIRER IS LIVE FROM
THE MOBILE NEWSROOM
WITH THE DETAILS.
(MS)
TIS THE SEASON TO PLAY
THE NAME GAME OVER
TREE LIGHTING
CEREMONIES.
ON THE HEELS OF THE
GOVERNOR'S DECISION,
NOW TWO LOCAL MAYORS
STEP INTO THE FREY.
LOCATOR-FALL RIVER, MA
THE HOLIDAY TREE VERSUS THE
CHRISTMAS TREE NAME
CONTROVERSY WENT ACROSS
STATE LINES SATURDAY AS THE
THE MAYOR OF FALL RIVER,
MASS TOOK ISSUE WITH
GOVERNOR CHAFEE'S DECISION
THURSDAY TO LIGHT WHAT HE
CALLS, " A HOLIDAY TREE" WITH
LITTLE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
SOT: Will Flannagan/Fall River
Mayor 24:52-59 ( we just feel
all
rhode islanders were gypped.
they
didnt' have an opportunity to go
to
their state house and lighting
of the
tree and enjoy the tradition.)
SO MAYOR WILL FLANNAGAN
INVITED ALL RHODE ISLANDERS
TO JOIN HIS CITY TO LIGHT, NOT
A HOLIDAY TREE, BUT A
CHRISTMAS TREE.
SOT: 23:55-24:07( I believe the
vast
majority of citizens would agree
this
tree is called a christmas tree.
unfortunately some political
leaders
blow to pressure and political
correctness and break tradition)
NAT-SOT OF TREE LIGHTING :03
MICHAEL TRAINOR OF WARREN,
WHOSE FAMILY DONATED THE
FALL RIVER TREE WEIGHS IN ON
THE ISSUE.
SOT: 11:34-41 Michael
Trainor/Warren 11:34-41 the
controversy over the holiday
tree
versus the christmass tree, this
is a
christmas tree)
PAT HOEY AND HER DAUGHTER
OF CRANSTON CAME TO FALL
RIVER FOR THE TREE LIGHTING.
22:12-18 ( christmas tree,
christmas
tree, we say merry christmas to
everybody)
IN PROVIDENCE, AT AN
ELABORATE TREE LIGHTING
CEREMONY AT THE SKATING
RINK DOWNTOWN, MAYOR
TAVARAS WAS MORE
DIPLOMATIC OVER THE ISSUE.
SOT; 19;25-36 ( as i said
earlier
marilyn, we live in a country we
where can disagree on trees and
what to call them. the question
our
leaders and have that debate
without fear of reprisal.
(MS)
MAYOR TAVARAS SAYS
LIGHTING THE CHRISTMAS
TREES IS ABOUT
CELEBRATING THE
HOLIDAY SEASON FOR
EVERYONE OF ALL
DIFFERENT RELIGIONS.
ON MONDAY, THE CITY OF
CRANSTON HOLDS ITS
TREE LIGHTING
CEREMONY.
IN THE NEWSROOM
MARILYN SCHAIRER
EWNEWS.
(NN)
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