| The Story | Local leaders travel to
Austin for a two day session to meet with local representatives. |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | * |
| The Spin | And they learned that (1)
school finance is really hard to figure out and (2) that more laws will
solve the drug problem, and (3) that Wise County is very important to
the lawmakers (at least for the two days that the officials are there
to visit). |
| The Story | After James Williams was arrested
on unrelated charges, a homemade bomb was found behind the trailer in
Bridgeport where he was living. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | Come to think about it, how
many bombs that are discovered are not "homemade"? |
| The Story | The
Messenger's biting "Inside
Wise" editorial column has mysteriously disappeared. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Hey, bring it back - that
was good stuff. (Although it isn't easy being a wise guy once a week,
is it?). |
| The Story | A drilling accident takes the life
of an 18 year old Bowie man. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | With as many rigs that are
going, its amazing we don't hear of more tragedies like this. |
| The Story | The Swap Meet, with all its
grandeur, comes to Decatur once again. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | And I still can't find
a left quarter panel for my 1975 Cutlass
Supreme! What type of outfit are they running out there? |