| The Story | The Messenger publishes its annual "Best Of" edition. |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | **** |
| The Spin | In an election marred by allegations of voter fraud and tampering (See The Spin, 9/24/00), Yesterday's Texas' April Reicheneker upsets Vicky Barnes in the "Best Waitress" category. Because of apparent voter confusion, Regina Montoya Coggins came in third. |
| The Story | Democrats announce that their victory party Tuesday night will be at the Courthouse Cafe while the Republicans have chosen Matties. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | Both voted "Best Place to Observe a Three Stooges Like Pie Fight". |
| The Story | Angela Kennedy, of Andrews High School, writes a letter to the editor encouraging us to vote because "All the freedoms that we as Americans bestow are because of the free enterprise system. Free enterprise is a luxury that Americans have but rarely use". |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | Translation: Walmart is run by the government. |
| The Story | Nearly 150 people agree to be voluntarily beaten down in Rhome by attending the last local candidates forum. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | Commissioner candidate Billy W. Burch, Jr. "was caught off guard when he was asked if he knew how much the annual budget for Precinct 3 was." His response: "I don't know at this time . . . . I'll be a full-time commissioner and I'll find out." |
| The Story | The Messenger puts a photo of a couple of cute babies on the cover of the Wednesday paper. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | Due to the threat of candidate baby kissing, both were immediately placed in the Witness Protection Program. |
| The Story | The local Republican party runs an ad proclaiming that "The Democratic Party generally, at all levels, is loyal to Clinton, endorses his leadership, and is tarred by the same brush . . . . Confirm your disapproval by voting a STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN ticket . . . . " |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | And confirm that you exercise no independent thought. |
