| The Story | Starbucks opens in Decatur. |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | *** |
| The Spin | Isn't there something odd
about having $5.00 coffee in a county that loves donkey basketball? |
| The Story | The Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce has Dale Hanson speak at its annual banquet. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Our membership dues aren't
going to be doubled to pay for that, will they? |
| The Story | Former Rhome Police Officer Shane
Hale wins an appeal forcing his plea bargain to be overturned and the
case to go back on the court's docket. |
| News worthiness | **** |
| The Spin | We wonder where the Messenger
learned
about this? (We'll take a free subscription and a three line
classified ad as a token of gratitude). |
| The Story | The City of Bridgeport may have a
wet-dry election if a petition garners enough signatures. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | "They can have their big city fancy
coffee latte mochas over there in Decatur, we're shooting for some
Pabst Blue Ribbon like God fearing country folk should." |
| The Story | H.D. Boswell runs for the
Decatur School Board. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | We have no idea if he is the
best candidate, but a victory would guarantee Spin material every week. |
| The Story | Bridgeport High School boys engage
in a fund raiser that has them cross dressing. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | (1) There is something just
sooo uncomfortable about this, and (2) Speaking of uncomfortable, check
out this line from the Messenger
accompanying a photo: "Anthony Gonzales interacts with Dr. Leo Selz
with some bump-and-grind dance moves". |