The Spin
A tongue in cheek review of the news published this week regarding Wise County.
Normally posted every Sunday before 10:00 p.m. unless I'm lazy.
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For the week ending 11/28/09

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News worthiness (1 to 5)
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The Spin Nothing says Thanksgiving in Chico like a good gunfight

The Story
Domestic abuse goes up during economic downturns, the story reads.
News worthiness **
The Spin If they are illegal immigrants, is it still OK to care about them?

The Story Newark's 97 year old city councilperson, the State's oldest elected official, resigns.

News worthiness ***
The Spin We can only wish. (And, by the way, the phrase you are looking for is "Open Meetings Violation.")

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The Spin Let's see. Before Obama we had at least 1/4 of our incomes taken away from us in federal and state taxes and redistributed to others, whether it be by needless government jobs or otherwise.  We haven't been a pure capitalistic society in 75 years.  So now everyone complains?


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