(OPINION) Todd Starnes – It’s not beginning to look like Christmas at a neighborhood for senior citizens in Independence, Missouri. Residents of the Grandview Estates were told they could not decorate the outside of their homes with Christmas decorations. No lights. No Nativity Scenes. Not even an inflatable Frosty the Snowman. In previous years, the senior citizens proudly adorned their lawns and their homes with

festive lights and other traditional Christmas decorations. But not this year. Grandview Estates, which is a HUD-subsidized residential complex, warned residents that if they violated the rules – they could face eviction. MACO Management Company did allow the seniors to post a wreath – but only if it was a “holiday” wreath – not a Christmas wreath. READ MORE


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