Wise County on the Web

A tongue in cheek review of the news published this week regarding Wise County.
Normally posted every Sunday around 10:00 p.m.
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For the week ending 11/16/02:

The Story	After years of delay, county commissioners finally authorize a new EMS building at a cost of $475,000.
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The Spin	A defibrillator for the taxpayers was not included.

The Story	In an effort to increase security, commissioners vote to lock every courthouse door with the exception of the entrance in the basement..
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The Spin	How many taxpayers per year will walk up the steps to one of the four courthouse doors only to find it locked?

The Story	The commissioners fret over the need to expand the Wise County Jail at a cost of millions of dollars.
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The Spin	Former Dallas Cowboy Mark Stepnoski might be able to help you out.

The Story	The Decatur School Board makes plans for a third attempt to pass a bond package.
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The Spin	What would happened to a student if he failed the TAAS test three times?

The Story	The Decatur Eagles won a bi-district game to improve to an amazing 11-0 on the season.
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The Spin	Did you note that the third place team from the district, Lake Dallas, qualified for the playoffs despite having a record of 3-7? Did you see what happened to them in the playoffs? That would be a loss to Everman by a score of 78-0.

**Special Highly Technical Research Project to be Conducted Throughout 2002:**
	New This Week	Year To Date
Number of new births announced in the Wise County Messenger	6	476
Number of new births announced by parents with different surnames (or no father identified):	2 (33%)	150 (31%)

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