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title: "The lament of a Hallmark Movie Villain: "So why am I a villain? Oh,…"
date: 2021-12-23
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a post.
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# The lament of a Hallmark Movie Villain: "So why am I a villain? Oh,…

*December 23, 2021 · Facebook*

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The lament of a Hallmark Movie Villain:\
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\"So why am I a villain? Oh, right, because I believe the most valuable commercial space in town could be used for something more vital than a store solely dedicated to Santa hats. Yeah, I do believe that, and you know what else? I think the growing and diverse community of Pine Creek would be better served by a thriving city center than a free-standing, dilapidated toy shop\....\
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\....I intend to build a five-story mixed-use complex in the middle of town, thereby making the city center more prosperous and accessible while relieving our strained housing market. But these NIMBY cocoa-snorters would rather that space be used for their favorite Christmas tree lot. Well, sorry kids, there are eleven other months in a year, and people need homes to live in\....\"
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