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School boards letter
Board continues to make its case why
township doesnt need charter. PAGE 16
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P A I D
B e l l m a w r N J
P e r m i t 1 5 0 1
R e s i d e n t i a l C u s t o m e r
2011
Goodbye,
Township celebrates half-century,
considers merger and says goodbye
to longtime mayor Bernie Platt
ith the New Year
fast approaching,
heres a look back
at what made
headlines this
year in Cherry
Hill.
From Bernie Platts retire-
ment announcement after years
in office, to lively debates about a
potential Cherry Hill-Mer-
chantville merger and the im-
pending arrival of a charter
school in town, to the townships
strides in sharing services and
advocating for sustainability, to a
bold Cherry Hill student who
challenged a national political
figure, sparking controversy and
becoming an overnight Internet
sensation Cherry Hill has seen
it all this year.
Lets rewind the clocks and re-
member what made 2011 a mem-
orable year in the township.
January
Platt kicked off the year with a
cost-saving announcement to the
tune of $2 million.
Cherry Hill, Gloucester Town-
ship, and the Borough of Mer-
chantville banded together and
went out collectively for a new
trash-collection contract and
signed a five-year deal. The con-
tract would provide for the exact
same trash collection service
Cherry Hill has enjoyed in past
years, Platt said, while saving the
township almost $500,000 per
year.
The total contract, which
began in January, was $28.6 mil-
lion with Republic Services.
Meanwhile, the search for a
new school superintendent con-
tinued. With David Campbells
looming departure at the close of
the school year, board of educa-
tion president Seth Klukoff an-
nounced the board had selected
seven candidates to interview for
the position.
The search is going very
well, Klukoff said, and were
very happy with pool thus far.
The candidates were talking to,
will bring a wealth of experience
(to the district).
Discussions also surfaced
about a possible countywide po-
lice force. County and local offi-
cials began to meet later in the
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By MELISSA DIPENTO
The Cherry Hill Sun
please see POLICE, page 2
2 THE CHERRY HILL SUN DECEMBER 28-JANUARY 3, 2012
month to discuss the potential
plan.
February
Almost six months after setting
the 2011 fiscal year tax levy, the
township council adopted its mu-
nicipal budget. The 2011 fiscal
year budget saw $44.7 million in
taxes levied.
It was a difficult budget year,
Platt said.
The state had cut more than
$3.6 million in funding to Cherry
Hill over the last three years.
In February, the release of the
2009-2010 State School Report
Cards proved Cherry Hills role as
a leader in public education.
One place the district is clearly
not struggling is with SAT scores.
Cherry Hill East scored the num-
ber two spot, both in the county
and tri-county region, for overall
SAT scores.
It was Cherry Hill West, howev-
er, that made the most noise, dra-
matically increasing its SAT
scores over last year. The im-
provement gave them the fourth
highest scores in the county, and
sixth highest in the 51 school, tri-
county region. Both schools
crushed the state averages in the
math, verbal and essay portions
of the test.
The school was thrilled with
the SAT results, West principal
Joseph Meloche said. We bucked
the national trend.
March
Five challengers announced
their intent to run against three
incumbents for three-year seats
on the Cherry Hill Board of Edu-
cation, while one incumbent ran
for reelection to a two-year seat.
Incumbents Seth Klukoff, Eric
Goodwin, and Carol Matlack
faced off against challengers An-
drew Behrend, Valery Boyarsky,
J. Barry Dickinson, Ryan Green
and Meng Zhang, while Elliott
Roth ran unopposed.
Flanked by Cherry Hill police
officers and firefighters, Platt an-
nounced the townships plans to
erect a permanent memorial in
remembrance of the Sept. 11,
2001, attacks.
And for several years now, the
township and members of the po-
lice and fire department have
been search for a fitting way to
permanently pay tribute here in
Cherry Hill, Platt said.
April
One of Cherry Hills students
became an Internet meme
overnight.
In her letter to Minnesota U.S.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-
Minn., 16-year-old Amy Myers
writes that she is a typical high
school student.
What the Cherry Hill East
sophomore did, however, was not
exactly typical.
Myers challenged Bachmann
to a public debate.
Her April 29 letter to Bach-
mann included, I have found
quite a few of your statements re-
garding the Constitution of the
United States, the quality of pub-
lic school education and general
POLICE
Continued from page 1
please see MYERS, page 3
Police force planned throughout county
U.S. civics matters to be factually
incorrect, inaccurately applied or
grossly distorted, Myers said.
The frequency and scope of
these comments prompted me to
write this letter.
Myers, the op-ed editor of The
Eastside, Easts school newspa-
per, said she has been outraged by
how Bachmann has informed the
public about historical events.
Bachmann never took Myers
up on her offer.
Meanwhile, an incident that
sparked a neighborhood contro-
versy a rash of burglaries in the
Ashland neighborhood were
traced by the police department
back to an individual staying at
the Solid Rock Worship Center at
99 Burnt Mill Road.
Residents from the neighbor-
hood made their voices heard
loudly and clearly about rash of
burglaries in their community in
late March.
The Cherry Hill Police Depart-
ment stepped up its presence in
the neighborhood and came to the
mayor with concerns about the
burglaries.
Solid Rocks pastor of 18 years,
Amir Khan, said the man who
committed the burglaries was
staying at the church.
He did say he had a record,
but we were not aware of the ex-
tent, Khan said. As soon as we
heard of the burglaries, we got
rid of him.
Khan apologized for the rob-
beries in the neighborhood.
Were a loving church. Were
sorry that the gentleman robbed
the homes, Khan said.
In early April, more than 200
people gathered at the Horrace
Mann school cafeteria to hear
what Khan, Platt, police officers
and township officials had to say
about the Solid Rock Worship
Center.
Platt read a list of questions at
the meeting neighbors sent in to
the township. Khan and Platt an-
swered the questions and also
fielded inquires from residents,
who, at times, raised their voices
at the pair.
Platt informed the audience
the township found the Solid
Rock Worship Center to be in
compliance with the current zon-
ing ordinances.
The following week, Platt made
a stunning announcement he
would not seek re-election.
Democrat Chuck Cahn and Re-
publican Stephen Buividas an-
nounced their candidacies soon
thereafter.
And, just in time for Earth Day,
Cherry Hill Township rolled out
its updated Green Action Plan,
which included 10 goals to make
the community greener, while
saving taxpayers money.
The original plan was imple-
mented in March 2008. Now, three
years later, Platt said he wanted
to draw up a new plan that shows
progress from the past and ideas
for the future.
The original Green Action
Plan put Cherry Hill on the map
for sustainability, Platt said.
You can see it all around our
community; in the rooftop solar
panels at DPW, the big blue Recy-
cleBank cans that line our streets,
the hybrid SUVs at Town Hall.
And by the end of the month,
the Cherry Hill School Districts
budget passed with 3,696 voters
approving the budget and 2,595
voting against it.
Voters approved the 2011-2012
budget, which included a $500,000
reduction in the tax levy. Despite
a smaller tax levy, the average as-
sessed home at $140,000 saw an ap-
proximate increase of $107 in
their tax bill.
Meanwhile, the Cherry Hill Po-
lice Department gave the green
light to the newest member of the
force, a traffic enforcement cam-
era at Route 70 and Springdale
Road.
The cameras, which debuted
on April 25, were part of a pilot
program sponsored by the state
Department of Transportation.
Mayor Bernie Platt said he be-
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lieves the camera system would
benefit both the police depart-
ment and the community.
It is my belief that this tech-
nology will make Cherry Hill a
safer community in which to live
and work, Platt said. This cam-
era system will give police an en-
forcement power not otherwise
available to them. It will ultimate-
ly help us maximize the efficien-
cy and effectiveness of the man-
power within the CHPD.
May
Gov. Christie signed a law (A-
3587) that clarified a New Jersey
municipalitys ability to study
consolidation.
The merger did not move for-
ward previously because resi-
dents in the two municipalities
arrived at the conclusion to study
a potential merge by two different
means.
Voters signed a petition in Mer-
chantville to look into a merge. In
Cherry Hill, the council approved
a motion to study a potential
merge. The local finance board
denied the request to mutually
study a merge.
Assembly Democrats Lou
Greenwald, Pam Lampitt, Connie
Wagner and Valerie Vainieri Hut-
tle sponsored the bill to ease mu-
nicipal consolidation after the
state rejected a merger study by
Merchantville and Cherry Hill.
The Solid Rock Worship Center
came under fire again when the
organization was found to owe
money to its landlord, the Diocese
of Camden.
In October 2010, Solid Rock
signed a lease with the diocese
and Holy Rosary Parish. In 2009
the parish merged with the Holy
Eucharist Parish at 344 Kresson
Road, said Peter Feuerherd, the
dioceses director of communica-
tions.
Solid Rock signed a lease with
the parish, with the intent to pur-
chase the property, which in-
cludes the former rectory, school,
convent and church.
The total cost of the property,
Feuerherd said, is $2.9 million.
In early April, Feuerherd said
the tenant had not paid the bal-
ance owed.
Legally, they have not lived up
to their part of the bargain,
Feuerherd said. Our goal is to
enforce the agreement.
And on May 2, without proper
CAMERA
Continued from page 3
please see WALKER, page 5
Camera system is
installed on Route 70
payment, Feuerherd said, the
parish took action.
Holy Eucharist Parish filed
civil action with the Superior
Court of New Jersey for the $2.9
million previously agreed upon,
he said.
The date has passed. Holy Eu-
charist has asked Solid Rock to
leave the premise, Feuerherd
said. Action has been taken. We
have to rely on the civil authori-
ties.
On May 30, the Cherry Hill Fire
Department mourned the loss of
one of its one.
William Walker Jr. visited a
house party on the 1200 block of
Kay Drive East. He got into an ar-
gument with 19-year-old Naquee-
bullah Habibi of the 800 block of
Cooper Landing Rd., said Rich
Minardi, a spokesman for the
Camden County Prosecutors of-
fice. Minardi said the argument
started over a drinking game. The
argument turned physical, he
said and Walker was stabbed in
the chest.
Walker was rushed to Cooper
University Hospital in Camden,
where he was pronounced dead.
Walker Jr., 21, began volunteer-
ing with the department in 2005,
working regularly at Station 5, at
Route 38 and Church Rd., Fire
Chief Robert Giorgio said. His fa-
ther, William Walker Sr., a retired
Cherry Hill Fire Department cap-
tain, left his post in January after
31 years.
June
Much fanfare surrounded the
governors arrival to Cherry Hill
early in the month.
The day prior to Christies
coming, the state Supreme Court
ruled the state would need to fund
an additional $500 million in aid
to the 31 Abbot districts, which re-
ceive additional funding to en-
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Salad, poker and Christmas banners
Saladworks goes to the
other side of globe
A company that opened its first shop in
the Cherry Hill Mall is becoming a multi-
national business.
Saladworks, which first started business
in 1986 amid doubts that a restaurant could
survive with just made-to-order salads,
says they will begin opening franchises in
Singapore next year.
The companys agreement with Amos
Lee of Singapore outlines ultimately open-
ing 15 stores there.
Barry Lank
Local scores $800,000
in just five days of work
Whens the last time you made $800,000
in five days?
For South Jersey local Chris Klodnicki,
it was just this past week when he took
home the top earnings in the Epic Poker
League Main Event.
The top 10 players in the world took on
Klodnicki at the Palms Casino Resort in
Las Vegas for the third annual event. Fol-
lowing five days of action packed tourna-
ment play amongst a stacked field, it was
Klodnicki emerging as the victor, taking
$801,680 and the Champions ring back
home.
If you dont know anything about poker,
brace yourself.
In the final hand of the night, the (even-
tual runnerup) went all-in on a flop of
8c7d3d with AK off suit. Klodnicki called,
holding A4 of diamonds for an Ace-high
flush draw.
Klodnicki paired the four on the turn
and that was enough to (win), an official
report about the win states.
Lindsey Johns
Murders add up, police added
to Camden
Reports of homicides in Camden have
come with such numbing regularity in re-
cent days that New Jersey State police are
sending extra troopers to the city, NJ.coms
Statehouse Bureau reported.
At the same time and for the same rea-
sons Mayor Dana L. Redd announced re-
cently that she would move ahead with a
plan for the county to take over the Cam-
den Police Department, according to the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Barry Lank
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Keep Christ in Christmas banner ques-
tions church, state separation...Some
folks strolling through downtown Pitman
were taken aback recently when they no-
ticed a huge white banner touting Christ
and complained it was unconstitutional.
children in urban schools.
Christie told a crowd of nearly
200 residents that he was not
pleased with the courts decision
at the National Guard Armory at
Grove Street and Park Boulevard
during his 17th town hall meeting
this year.
Want to solve the problem on
school funding? Christie asked.
We do not raise taxes on the
most overtaxed people in the
United States of America.
Christie told residents its time
for a change in the way state aid
is calculated.
As of June, the township be-
came the proud home of two of 41
newly designated national recre-
ation trails across the country.
The federal Department of the
Interior announced the trails at
historic Barclay and Croft Farm
sites have joined the ranks of
more than 1,100 previously desig-
nated trails across the country.
The recent crop of trail in-
ductees hails from 17 states.
Cherry Hills trails are the only
in the state that made this list
year.
Im pleased and proud to be
home to two of the nations rich-
est trail networks on the grounds
of our local historical sites, Bar-
clay and Croft farms, Platt said.
These trails provide a multitude
of benefits for our community,
chief among them, the ability to
connect our residents with na-
ture and expand the recreational
and educational opportunities
available to people of all ages.
Meanwhile, Route 70 was about
to welcome a new addition to its
landscape.
State Sen. Jim Beach and Sus-
tainable Cherry Hills Lori
Braunstein came together to
brainstorm how to make the 8.3-
mile thoroughfare through the
township more aesthetically
pleasing and sustainable.
The group came up with one
wild idea. Wildflowers.
With the help and support of
the state Department of Trans-
portation and the South Jersey
Transportation Authority, the
township announced the addition
of 10 sections of wildflowers,
spanning from the Pennsauken
border, east to the Marlton border
along Route 70.
July
Early in the month, it was
tough to visit our friends across
the border in Haddonfield as the
Camden County Department of
Public Works began roadway and
streetscape improvements at the
intersection of Potter and Ellis
streets. Construction closed some
lanes of traffic, dotting the streets
with hundreds of orange cones
and barrels and detouring traffic
that wishes to access Haddon-
field-Berlin and Kresson Roads.
After news of Dr. David Camp-
bells 2011 retirement became
known, Dr. Maureen Reusche,
along with 18 other applicants, ap-
plied to the board of education in
October, with their eyes set on
Campbells vacant seat.
The board interviewed seven
candidates in January; district
and community stakeholders in-
terviewed Reusche and another
candidate in March.
In July, the board approved the
appointment of Reusche as inter-
im superintendent.
Shes coming into the position
with a vision and we look forward
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Sponsored by The Alzheimers
Association, Delaware Valley Chap-
ter. Noon. Witherspoon Building
behind the Trinity Presbyterian
Church, 499 Route 70 E. For more
information, contact Ruth Bischoff
at 829-5345.
Tapping Dancing Exercise: St.
Andrews United Methodist Church,
327 Marlton Pike West. 6:30 to
7:30 p.m. Call 795-3428 or email
Barbara.Hansen3428@yahoo.com
for information.
Aerobic/Strength Classes: St.
Andrews United Methodist Church,
327 Marlton Pike West. 6 to 7 p.m.
Call 795-3428 or email Barbara.
Hansen3428@yahoo.comfor info.
Balance Your Life with Tai Chi: St.
Andrews United Methodist Church,
327 Marlton Pike West. 7 p.m. Call
795-3428 or e-mail cherryhill
taichigroup@gmail.comor visit
www.meetup.com/Cherry-Hill-Tai-
Chi-Group.
Spiritual Divorce: 102 Browning
Lane. 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Call 772-1077.
Visit www.mpoweringyou.com.
Rotary Breakfast Club: Ponzios
Restaurant. 7:15 a.m. Contact club
president Joseph Marcelli at mar
celli@comcast.net or 424-3707.
Yoga Stretch: The Ripa Center,
Voorhees. Noon to 1 p.m. Call (877)
662-2273 for information.
Meditation: The Ripa Center,
Voorhees. 1 to 1:30 p.m. Call (877)
662-2273 for info.
FRIDAY
December 30
Overeaters Anonymous open
meeting: Kennedy Hospital, Cooper
Landing Rd. and Chapel Ave. 7:45
p.m. Call (609) 239-0022 or visit
www.southjerseyoa.org.
Garden State Rotary Club meet-
ing: Ponzios Diner. 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
email EJ Paul at ejgsrotary
@gmail.comfor more information.
Pilates Classes: St. Andrews Unit-
ed Methodist Church, 327 Marlton
Pike West. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Call
795-3428 or email Barbara.
Hansen3428@yahoo.comfor
information.
FOR SENIORS
Retired Mens Club: Cherry Hill
Community Center, 820 Mercer St. 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 667-7332.
SATURDAY
December 31
Shabbat Morning Torah Study:
Temple Emanuel. 9:15 a.m. Call 489-
0029 for information.
Middle School through College
tutoring: The Weekends Academy
at The River, 1110 Cornell Ave. 11 a.m.
to noon. Call 488-8820 or email
academy@riverchurch.tv.
Overeaters Anonymous open
meeting: Kennedy Hospital, Cooper
Landing Rd. and Chapel Ave. 5 p.m.
Call (609) 239-0022 or visit
www.southjersey.org.
SUNDAY
January 1
Sunday Services: The River, 1110
Cornell Ave. 9, 11 a.m. or 6 p.m. Call
488-8820 for information.
UUCCH Sunday Services: Unitari-
an Universalist Church of Cherry
Hill, 401 North Kings Highway. 10:15
a.m.
Worship Service: St. Andrews Unit-
ed Methodist Church, 327 Marlton
Pike West. 10:30 a.m. Call 429-4469.
MONDAY
January 2
Balance Your Life with Tai Chi: St.
Andrews United Methodist Church,
327 Marlton Pike West. 7 p.m. Call
795-3428 or email cherryhilltaichi-
group@gmail.comor visit
www.meetup.com/Cherry-Hill-Tai-
Chi-Group.
Social Dancing: Mkor Shalom. 7:30
to 8:30 p.m. Members $40 per cou-
ple or $20 per single for six-week
session. Non-members $50 per cou-
ple or $25 per single for six-week
session. Call 424-4220 or visit
www.mkorshalom.org for info.
Overeaters Anonymous open
meeting: Temple Emmanuel. 10 a.m.
Call (609) 239-0022 or visit
www.southjerseyoa.org for infor-
mation.
Mat Pilates: Town Square Building,
931 Centennial Blvd., Voorhees. Call
(800) 826-6737 to register.
Cherry Hill Rotary: Ponzios. 6:15
p.m. Visitors welcome. For more
information contact club president
Bill Turner at wrt11@verizon.net or
424-3456.
Meditation: The Ripa Center,
Voorhees. 10:30 to 11 a.m. Call (877)
662-2273 for information.
Slow Flow Yoga: The Ripa Center,
Voorhees. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Call
(877) 662-2273 for information.
Professional Services Group ori-
entation meetings: 1873 Route 70
East, Suite 216. 8:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Call 489-3680 or email
csw_fac@yahoo.com.
Nicotine Anonymous meeting:
Kennedy Hospital, Cooper Landing
Rd. and Chapel Ave. 7 p.m. Call 354-
0887 for information.
Jack Schweiker squad of the Civil
Air Patrol meeting: National Guard
Armory, Grove St. and Park Blvd. 7
p.m. Visit schweiker.njwg.cap.gov
or njwcap.org for information.
Aerobic/Strength Classes: St.
Andrews United Methodist Church,
327 Marlton Pike West. 6:45 p.m.
Call 795-3428 or email
Barbara.Hansen3428@yahoo.com
for information.
Pilates: St. Andrews United
Methodist Church, 327 Marlton Pike
West. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Call 795-
3428 or e-mail Barbara.
Hansen3428@yahoo.comfor
information.
FOR SENIORS
Cherry Hill Maturity Club: Carman
Tilelli Community Center, 820 Mer-
cer St. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dues are $5 a
year. Activities include bingo, cards,
games, refreshments, trips (day,
week-long), business meetings with
speaker or entertainment on the
second Monday of the month. For
more information, contact President
Frank Glaviano at 429-5402.
TUESDAY
January 3
To Live Again widow and widower
support group: $15 per year. Call
429-5967 or 662-6754 for location
and information.
Bereavement Support Group:
Kennedy University Hospital, Cherry
Hill, 2201 Chapel Avenue West, fifth
floor boardroom. 6:30 p.m. For
more information, call 1-800-KHS-
9007 or visit
www.kennedyhealth.org.
Toastmasters: Noon. Contact Dave
Balinski at dlbalinski@yahoo.com
or 380-4701.
Womens support group: Spon-
sored by Jewish Family and Chil-
drens Service. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Free. Call Lisa Weissbach at 778-
7775 for location and registration.
Israeli dancing: Temple Beth
Sholom. 7 p.m. $7. $3 children,
students and first-timers. Email
marmorst@camden.rutgers.edu
or call 225-6434 for more.
DKP-Dance, kick, punch aerobics:
St. Andrews United Methodist
Church, 327 Marlton Pike West.
6 to 7 p.m. Call 795-3428 or e-mail
Barbara.Hansen3428@yahoo.com
for information.
FOR SENIORS
Retired Mens Club: Cherry Hill
Community Center, 820 Mercer St. 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 667-7332.
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DIPENTO/The Sun.
Gov. Christie stopped by Cher-
ry Hill this summer to discuss
school reform.
Irene Burke of the Senior Citi-
zen Advisory Board embraces
Mayor Bernie Platt as council
president David Fleisher and
vice-president Sara Lipsett look
on during the townships 50th an-
niversary celebration held at
Cherry Hill High School West.
Matthew Swartz, left, Ruthie
Swartz, Chase Napoli and Julian-
na Napoli stand proudly by their
homemade sign at Senator
Menendez sustainability an-
nouncement in Cherry Hill.
The trail at the historic Croft
Farm site is one of two trails in
town designated by the U.S. De-
partment of the Interior earlier
this year.
Solid Rock Pastor Amir Khan
tries to dispel rumors about the
Regis Academy Charter School,
set to open its doors next fall.
Earlier this summer NJDOT
and SJTA crews readied 10 loca-
tions along Route 70, including
this one near Ranoldo Terrace,
for wildflowers.
Front page photos
to working with her, said board
president Seth Klukoff.
Meanwhile, talks between Mer-
chantville and Cherry Hill ad-
vanced, both appointing commu-
nity members to serve on a joint
committee that would further
look into a possible consolidation
between the two municipalities.
Members of the newly appoint-
ed Cherry Hill and Merchantville
commissions held two public
meetings at the end of the month;
the first for Cherry Hill residents,
followed by a joint meeting of
both municipalities, to give resi-
dents a chance to voice their opin-
ions about a potential merger of
the two entities.
At the meeting, dozens of resi-
dents from both Cherry Hill and
Merchantville addressed mem-
bers of the commission with
questions and concerns about po-
tential changes to schooling, pos-
sible consolidation in the police
and fire departments, layoffs for
municipal employees, changes to
residents tax bills and trepida-
tion about potential loss of the
boroughs downtown character.
From there, committee mem-
bers awaited an Aug. 13 decision
from the DCAs local finance
board on whether they could
move forward with the study.
By the end of the month, one
family was able to honor their
son Jake by breaking ground for a
special place at Challenge Grove
Park.
The park will be the first of its
kind in South Jersey designed
for disabled and able-bodied chil-
dren to play and learn together.
Its helping other families,
Joseph Nasto said of the Build
Jakes Place Boundless play-
ground.
August
The mayors race was heating
up in August. Both candidates,
Republican Buividas and Democ-
rat Cahn, said the most important
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