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 6/6/09
This Week's Overall News Theme: Dark

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The Spin	As many guns that we have in this county, it's a little surprising this doesn't happen more often. But it's a huge tragedy.

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The Spin	$100 to any school board member that will place "Consider creating course regarding the study of the Koran" on the next agenda and then speak during the meeting in support of it.

The Story	130,000 square fee and $33 million (if built today.)
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The Spin	Make that the Courthouse of the Unforeseeable Future.

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The Spin	The Vatican, according to sources, immediately called the Decatur Chamber of Commerce requesting the runway length of the Decatur Municipal Airport. With the engines on Air Pope One fired up, his Holiness announced that he was not pleased.

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