The Spin
A tongue in cheek review of the news published this week regarding Wise County.
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For the week ending 10/6//07
This Week's Overall News Theme:  Please Don't Let Me Die That Way

The Story A registered sex offender is found dead in a Rhome Middle School locker room with a plastic bag over his head and his pants around his ankles.
)News worthiness (1 to 5)
****
The Spin Never before have so many media outlets been afraid to state obviously what the guy was doing.

The Story The note to the Crestview apartments (the uncompleted eyesore in Decatur) was sold at auction. The project, which sits across from a Decatur school, has disturbed kids for years.
News worthiness **
The Spin If completed, every Decatur parent will no longer have to utter, "Honey, I don't know" to their kid's question of, "Mom, why don't they just finish them?"

The Story A Decatur High School student is seriously injured in front of Carson elementary after pulling out in front of traffic.
News worthiness ****
The Spin It's amazing it has taken this long before some type of accident happened.

The Story You know, you never see a girl with in a Messemger engagement picture wearing a "The Hottest Girls Are From Texas" t-shirt.
News worthiness **
The Spin Oh, wait.

The Story The Messenger updates us on the weight loss of reporter Robert Morgan - which is truly amazing and worthy of praise.
News worthiness **
The Spin But one of the pictures made me question whether he was separated at birth from Clint Howard, the actor.  Well, a younger Clint Howard. 

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