Razzamatazz

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Rev. Sara Campbell, Betty Dodson Tim Gould, Troy Gustavson, Maria Heney, Dave Horton, Kathy Richter, Chief Robert Walden, and John Williams.

At a regular meeting of the North Fork Clergy Association, a resolution was passed unanimously as follows: "The North Fork Clergy Association records its opposition on moral grounds to the adoption of the proposition legalizing bingo in the town of Seaville."

Carl Gildersleeve was a jackass. He was also the mayor of Seaville, New York. And on the Saturday before the Memorial Day weekend for the past ten years he'd gathered all his friends and acquaintances at a cocktail party where, at some point in the festivities, he'd drag everyone outside to toast the opening of his Olympic-size, vinyl-lined pool. It was a foolish occasion because the pool could not be used for at least three days. That was how long it took to refill what had been drained the previous September, and for the chemicals to become effective. Still, it was an annual event in Seaville-one that almost all the guests hated.

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