| The Story | The Messenger gets word that the City
of Bridgeport may be spending public funds for the "infrastructure" of
the new Bridgeport Doctor's Hospital but can't get any answers from
anyone. Bids are being sought for "concrete paving to water lines to
street lighting." |
| News worthiness (1 to 5) |
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| The Spin | Who normally pays for those
things? Did the City of Decatur pay out any money for the support of
the Wise Regional hospital? Would this be worse than a property tax
break or an EDC money donation? Just asking. |
| The Story | Lois Wallace of Bridgeport
complains to the Messenger about
the lack of coverage for "middle school football." |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | A study indicated that more
people would read the "All Around Wise" section. |
| The Story | Messenger
Reporter Don Munsch goes to the State Fair and eats, and
we are not making this up, (1) a fried peanut butter and jelly and
bananna sandwich, (2) cajun fried okra, (3) a fried tamale with ranch
sauce, (4) fried coke, (5) a fried oreo, (6)a fried twinkie, (7) a corn
dog, and (8) roasted corn. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Messenger sports reporter Robert
Morgan, whose issues have been chronicled lately, screamed out,
"Why do they hate me???!!!" |
| The Story | And Munsch's story was documented
with this photo. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | That I can't take my eyes off of
for some reason. |
| The Story | Local police officers engage in
training to combat school violence with a local school. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | Anyone else scared by this picture of the event? |
