| The Story | TxDOT announces that it will
revamp the intersection of 287 and I-35 so, at the least, that
eastbound 380 traffic will not have to be forced across 380 when
getting on to southbound 287 . |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | The old adage of "If you are
going to do something, do it right" should have been adhered to during
the initial construction. A Boyd sixth grader could have told you the
initial design was horrible. |
| The Story | Some lady named Ginger makes
me want to have Botox. (Uh, slow news week.) |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Hey, now.
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| The Story | The heat. dust and beer of the
Wise County Reunion took place this week. The Messenger did a feature on the
Decatur Police Department and its fair minded control of the annual
event. "For example, police would rather find a ride for someone who's
been drinking too much rather than arrest him or her." |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | No spin here. Other
agencies, who have adopted a "we love to find any reason to arrest
people" policy, could learn from the Decatur PD. |
| The Story | The Messenger uncovers the reasons why
a Title IX gender discrimination complaint had been filed against
Bridgeport ISD. One of the complaints was "[c]heerleaders do not cheer
for all competitions." Meaning that cheerleaders might not show up for
girl's volleyball or girl's softball. The identity of the
complainer could not be determined. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Allow me to speculate for a
moment: Some where there is a mother of a female Bridgeport ISD student
who is very difficult to get along with. |
| The Story | The Messenger has a feature on a
couple that decided to walk away from their day jobs and join the
carnival - a carnival that is part of this week's Wise County
Reunion. "Michelle, Fred and [dog] Decatur," the story said,
"stay in an RV where they have all the comforts of home." |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | That is, if your home is
normally as comfortable as an RV. |
| The Story | A reasonable deal is reach between
County Attorney Greg Lowery and dog-loving-hoarder-lady Sherri Jo
Berand. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | Sources indicated that the
protest of this man was a key in
facilitating the resolution. |
