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 4/26/08
This Week's Overall News Theme: Assault On Snakes and the First Amendment

The Story	In Newark . . .
)News worthiness (1 to 5)	*******
The Spin	But the cop firing off that Samuel L. Jackson line from the movie was sooooo inappropriate.

The Story
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The Spin	All those constitutional issues aside (that freedom of speech thing is overrated), the Rhome city council has turned into blogging and Spin gold. Keep it up.

The Story
News worthiness	**
The Spin	Wow, freedom really isn't free.

The Story
News worthiness	**
The Spin	If that constitutes "considering" then I'm "considering" building Disneyland somewhere in Wise County. But I don't have a plan, date, land, or location.

The Story
News worthiness	*
The Spin	Couple of things about this caption that accompanied the photo of a wreck. First, we have a Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker fan at the Messenger which should never, ever be publicized. Secondly, are you a "patient" while you're still in your car?

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