| The Story | A study reveals that one in
four Wise County workers travel to Tarrant County for their jobs. |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | ** |
| The Spin | That's a lot of people dodging a lot of rock trucks. |
| The Story | The Messenger is
filled with short articles profiling local candidates for the upcoming
March primary election. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | Throw in all the paid ads,
and its hard to find the news in there. (By the way, the first full
page ad goes to Pat Younger's reelection campaign). |
| The Story | A Paradise school bus
overturns on a rain slick road - only one child was on board who was
remarkably unscathed. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Make it a school bus full of
kids and you have a lock for the #1 story of 2004. |
| The Story | A small controversy brews at the Commissioners' Court when
it is revealed that the sheriff's office has 44 Crown Victorias but no
"more than three deputies on the road" at any given time. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | The heck with the 44 cars, is that three deputies thing
right? |
| The Story | A Bridgeport man is sentenced to one year in the county
jail after his ten arrests for DWI. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | Incredible. Sad. Incredibly sad. |
| The Story | Andrew McKinney of Decatur signs a football scholarship
for SMU. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Did you know the school's tuition
with room and board is $29,896 per year? He might never win a
game, but that's a smart move. |