| The Story | New sheriff David Walker is
profiled in the Messenger and
is
quoted as saying "ridding the county entirely of drugs is never going
to happen." |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | ** |
| The Spin | What? A little honesty and no BS from a politician? It's going to be a good four years. |
| The Story | Frilly's sells more alcohol than
the combined total sales of Bridgeport Country Club, Runaway Bay
Country Club, Decatur Country Club, Cow Camp Steakhouse, and
Armondo's. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | That cajun food must really
make people thirsty. |
| The Story | Bridgeport Police Officers buck
for a raise. The starting salary is $26,000. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | They considered changing
their slogan from "To Protect and To Serve" to "To Protect But We Are
Getting Screwed While We Do It" |
| The Story | Last week's cover story on the
Bluebonnet Nudist Resort brought out the Letters to the Editor. The
Mayor of Alvord called the resort "immoral and a travesty to society". |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | Folks often say if you want to know what a nudist park is
like that all you have to do is go to Walmart and picture everyone in
there naked. Hey. Wait. That is a travesty! |
| The Story | Four school buses used by
Northwest ISD were stolen from a bus yard and, in part, used in an
impromptu "demolition derby". News reports indicate that arrests are
imminent in light of the video recording devices located within the
buses. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | We expect the suspects first
response will be "Video what? Video where? You gotta be kiddin' me." |