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 9/6/08
This Week's Overall News Theme: Support Your Local Sheriff

The Story
)News worthiness (1 to 5)	**
The Spin	The city council begins an investigation as to whether the levees along College Street might have been intentionally destroyed by the government. Wait, I've got that wrong.

The Story	The Decatur Eagles and Bridgeport Bulls both score 56 points in different games.
News worthiness	*******
The Spin	Residents of Big Sandy urge "calm" and "restraint" in response to this escalating arms race.

The Story	A hot sport's opinion on Sarah Palin appeared in this Letter to The Editor in the Messenger.
News worthiness	**
The Spin	A posse was formed to round up the writer until local residents discovered that she was actually from Fort Worth. Locals urge boycott of "liberal metroplex" and call for "Cowtown" nicknamed to be relinquished claiming the moniker to "too manly" for "sissy liberal city."

The Story	I one of the slowest news weeks in forever, this was buried in the coverage of the Bridgeport City Council:
News worthiness	*
The Spin	Because we all know that small town heritage cannot be celebrated without a Coors Light.

The Story	Wise County Sheriff David Walker gets married in an elaborate ceremony Saturday night.
News worthiness	*****
The Spin	We were able to snap this exclusive photo.

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