| The Story | The Decatur City Council struggles with what to do about
70 foot lights installed at the Decatur City Park which may interfere
with the airport's landing space. |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | * |
| The Spin | Heck, just turn 'em off. Wait . . . that won't work. |
| The Story | The Decatur Fire Department will usher Santa around on
Thursday and Friday. "If Santa doesn't make it around the whole town,
fire department officials said they may escort the jolly man on
Saturday evening as well." |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | That guy better pick up the
pace. |
| The Story | The County enacts a burn ban including and announces that
burning trash in barrels is forever prohibited. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | And there goes a quaint aspect of country living: burning
your weekly trash in your backyard. |
| The Story | The Decatur City Council, over the objection of dozens of
homeowners, approves a zoning change that will allow the construction
of townhomes. In other news, Congress person Kay Granger visits Wise
County and announces that her "first brush with city government came
when she fought a zoning issue near her home . . . . " |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | Dang, those big city politicians are slick. |
| The Story | Cougar reports surface in
Wise County although none have been confirmed. "While local authorities
have seen very little hard evidence to convince them that big cats run
wild in this area, ranchers swear they have seen cougars." |
| News worthiness |
* |
| The Spin | Experts are examining this photo
in connection with the reports. |
