Part 177 (1/2)

livid color about the paper's biased coverage of the wetlands

*issues, even suggesting it was the newspaper's fault that Pine

Mountain Estates was being investigated in the first place.

Maggie listened quietly to them without commenting one

way or the other, then she handed each man a candy cane,

wished them a very merry Christmas, and graciously showed

them to the door.

The Christmas edition would also carry the uplifting

*story of how Barbara Harris was donating a church building

to the town, and how Michael Abundi had been invited to

pastor their congregation, though the official announcement

wouldn't come until Sunday. The Christmas edition was

coming along so well by Friday afternoon that Maggie sug-

gested that after next Monday they should all take the rest

*of next week off and simply enjoy the holidays.

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”I can do you one better than that,” added Clyde,

winking at Abigail and Gavin. ”What Maggie doesn't realize

is that we usually don't publish our next newspaper until

after the New Year. Which means I don't want to see anyone

in here until the first Monday after that.”

”Actually, you guys won't be seeing me for another two

weeks after that,” added Scott.

”That's right,” said Maggie. ”I'm letting him take his two

weeks of vacation time early this year-for his honeymoon.”

Before Maggie left the office on Friday afternoon, Gavin