Wise County on the Web

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 12/27/08
This Week's Overall News Theme: George Bailey Thrown Out Of Frilly's For Not Being Generous Enough

The Story	The Messenger profiles three Santas from Wise County.
)News worthiness (1 to 5)	*
The Spin	Well, great. I teach my 15th stepson to read the paper, and now I have to explain to him how Santa is actually three people from Wise County. Sheesh. I tried to work in a Holy Trinity analogy, but he won't come out of his room. I'm canceling my subscription.

The Story
News worthiness	*******
The Spin	Uh, do I see another baby?

The Story	Random ad Job Of The Week Challenge:
News worthiness	**
The Spin	Where's my apron?

The Story
News worthiness	*******
The Spin	The story. Ok, all those feeling sorry for themselves, please raise your hand.

The Story
News worthiness	*
The Spin	"I'm just glad folks around here don't read the paper around here," said one fake United Way spokesperson. "When it's a recession, we all know that the first thing you turn your back on are those in need."

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