| The Story | County Commissioners become less
than cooperative when Mikel Richardson changes his mind about using a
portion of funds designated for his precinct to fund a special project
on Bobo Crossing. The Messenger referred
to the commissioners engaging in "harsh exchanges". |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | *** |
| The Spin | Richardson defended his
position by saying "I actually voted for the project before I voted
against it." (Extra credit to the reader if he catches the joke.) |
| The Story | A presumably youthful Letter
to the Editor writer is upset about the discrimination against
skate-boarders. "Also, why can't anyone bring a skateboard to school if
it's their only way home? What happens if they get hit while walking
[home], or they pass out?" he wrote. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | Quick: Get this kid on the
Debate Team. |
| The Story | Scotty Reed, 22, while attending a
wedding reception at Runaway Bay allegedly takes a baseball bat and
whacks Marshal Stephens in the head causing him to later be
Careflighted to Harris Hospital. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | Where exactly do you put those pictures in the wedding
photo album? |
| The Story | Pastor Jack Skidmore of Cottondale
writes an editorial for the Messenger
where he lists, quite matter-of-factly, the many reasons
why "God hates divorce." |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | It's all negative and no
positive? Maybe, just maybe, God picks up those that have been reduced
to clay because of the painful experience and molds them into something
new for a greater purpose. "Behold, as the clay is in the
potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand." |
| The Story | A Northwest student, Daniel Thrasher, becomes the Messenger's spotlight athlete and reveals a "pet peeve" that has been bugging us for years. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | For
your viewing pleasure. |
