A tongue in cheek review of the
news published this week regarding Wise County.
Normally posted every Sunday
around 6:00 p.m.
For the week ending 3/25/00:
A tongue in cheek review of the
news published this week regarding Wise County.
Normally posted every Sunday
around 6:00 p.m.
For the week ending 3/25/00:
| The Story | Decatur ISD awards a half-million dollar bus service contract to Canadian based Stock Transportation and becomes only the fourth American school district to use the company. |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | *** |
| The Spin | In shocking other developments, Canadian bacon becomes the official school food, a miniature replica of the Toronto Sky Dome will be erected where the baseball field now sits, and the McKenzie Brothers are named co-principals of the new Carson Elementary School. |
| The Story | Susan Williams, Executive Director for the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, resigns. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | It takes a little reading between the lines, but it sounds like there is a little bit of a controversy going on. But then again, how can any Chamber of Commerce be the subject of any controversy? |
| The Story | Boyd High School Principal Steve Huffman resigns stating that "Eighty hour weeks, week after week, have worn me out". |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | Until we put a calculator to it, we didn't realize that to put in 80 hours a week a person, even working six days a week, must (1) arrive at 7:00 a.m., (2) leave at 8:20 p.m., and (3) not take a lunch break. |
| The Story | In an article about growth and transportation in North Central Texas, research scientist David Schrank is quoted as stating "Our studies estimate that traffic congestion costs $1,000 per person per hour in terms of time and fuel in major metropolitan areas" |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | The Spin is very confused. If every driver stuck in traffic is a brain surgeon driving a Ferrari powered by rocket fuel, then it might cost "$1,000 per person per hour." |
| The Story | Rhome and New Fairview continue to battle over water rights and police jurisdictional issues. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | The Spin halfway expects to be driving down 287 one day and do a double take when, in what resembles a civil war reenactment, the two cities attack each other with muskets and cannons. |
| The Story | "The vernal equinox occurred on Monday, March 21, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere". |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | Ah, yes, the annual rituals of Spring. "Honey, aren't the flowers beautiful?" "Yeah, sure. You didn't happen to catch the score of the Kentucky-St. Bonaventure game did you?" |