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 12/14/02:

The Story	C.L. Gage begins to collect 1,217 signatures to force an election in Decatur regarding the legalization of the sale of beer/wine within the city.
News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5)	*******
The Spin	*Wouldn't it be interesting to see the names of those signing the petition printed in the Messenger?*

The Story	Police continue to search for the culprit who committed a December 1st robbery of McDonalds.
News worthiness	**
The Spin	"Hand over all the cash you got and throw in a Happy Meal while you're at it."

The Story	Decatur and Paradise ISDs shut down due to the flu.
News worthiness	********
The Spin	And everyone else freaks out when they so much as a sense a headache coming on.

The Story	Michael Harley of Alvord, who lived in a fifth wheel motor home, lost everything when it was destroyed by fire. An "electric heater had been acting up for about a a week, and it wouldn't shut off."
News worthiness	**
The Spin	Think about that while you buy a bunch of expensive Christmas gifts that will never be used.

The Story	Decatur sets the election on whether to become a home rule city for February 1st.
News worthiness	*
The Spin	Las Vegas sets the over/under voter turnout line at 5%. We'll take the Under.

**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	11	520
Number of new births announced by parents with different surnames (or no father identified):	3 (27%)	169 (33%)

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