Wise County on the Web

A tongue in cheek review of the news published this week regarding Wise County.
Normally posted every Sunday before 10:00 p.m. unless I'm lazy.
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For the week ending 4/11/09
This Week's Overall News Theme: I Hear A Train A Comin'

The Story
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The Spin	Just occurred to me: How did all of these fires start?

The Story	In an anti-Obama letter to the editor, we learn the right wingers are coming to the courthouse:
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The Spin	Chances of a group made up exclusively of old angry white guys showing up at the courthouse on April 15th: 99%.

The Story	A man is killed in Decatur after playing "chicken" with a train.
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The Spin	In Wise County that's called: Saturday.

The Story	He normally drove around his property on a golf cart --- which was found close by.
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The Spin	This one may be more bizarre than playing chicken with a train while drunk.

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