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Tree-planting initiative sprouts local support George Wolfe, Muncie Star Press © Photo provided Over the past 10 years, Hans Heintzelman and Charles Mason have worked to plant 1,000 trees a year around Muncie. Charles Mason loves trees. The retired Episcopal priest, formerly of Grace Church in Muncie, has been active purchasing and planting trees throughout Delaware County. Rev. Mason is also a member of the Indiana Green Party. He and our current Republican mayor of Muncie, Dan Ridenour, have found common ground on the subject of trees. Mayor Ridenour has made it a goal of his administration to plant 1,000 trees in Muncie. When I proposed this article to Mayor Ridenour, and the connection that I was going to  make with Rev. Mason and his affiliation with the Green Party, the mayor’s response revealed a family connection: “My father was a member of the Green Party,” he replied. And the mayor was quick to agree that in today’s adversarial political ar

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