| The Story | In one of the oddest stories to
grace 3/4ths of Messenger's
cover, Kim Tinkham of Boyd decides not to have surgery to fight
her diagnosis of cancer. |
| )News worthiness (1 to 5) |
* |
| The Spin | Not me. You can carve me up like
a fish if it will keep me alive. |
| The Story | Kerry Gregg pens a Letter to the
Editor going on a hate filled rant about illegal immigrants - dubiously
noting the cost of health care and prison costs. Then came this gem:
"Illegal aliens and their families cause 11 percent of our greenhouse
gases." |
| News worthiness | |
| The Spin | Mouth falling open. Eyes glazed
over. |
| The Story | Gerald Hartley announces he will
run for District Attorney as a Democrat. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | That party affiliation is probably a good idea in Wise County - if it were 10 years from now. |
| The Story | The county's 911 service went out
for two days with all calls being routed to Bridgeport. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | "For a while there we were
worried about the nightly calls of someone's husband being drunk and
threading to run the Dodge Charger into the doublewide weren't gonna be
answered," said on fictitious official. "But we handled up on our
business read good." |
| The Story | A couple rams a DPS Troopers car
on a 15 minute chase in the south part of the county. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin |  "Momma, I love ya. No bars can keep me from you!" |