| The Story | The Decatur City Council gets a bit tense about plans for
a few gas wells to be built in Rodden Estates. |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | ** |
| The Spin | Elementary schools, day care, residential developments and
gas wells - only in Texas. |
| The Story | The walls on the new Starbucks in Decatur are raised. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | The construction would go more quickly but those guys take
a bunch of coffee breaks. |
| The Story | Decatur, according to projections, will move up to Class
4A football within the next few years. |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | It is also projected that Baylor will be a district
opponent. |
| The Story | The Messenger runs a heart touching
article about Duane Peace, a 14 year old boy who has undergone surgery.
The article is accompanied by a photo of a "long scar runs halfway down
his chest." |
| News worthiness |
** |
| The Spin | And in contrast: Brittany Spears, who has a net worth of
$100 million, started crying this week on Prime Time Live when Diane Sawyer
asked her about her "tough year". |
| The Story | In the normally boring
"Capital Highlights" column ran in the Messenger, writer Mike Cox gives
this bit of advice regarding deer that sometimes wander onto roadways:
"If you see a deer in the roadway, hit the brakes and hold the wheel
steady. Above all do not swerve dramatically to miss it." |
| News worthiness |
* |
| The Spin | And now for one man who took the advice. |