| The Story | State Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, paid a $17,300 fine for violations of campaign expense rules. The complaint was filed by John Cobarruvias, whom Estes’ aide Jody Withers called a “Democratic party activist in the Houston area who just goes through Republican campaign reports looking for violations.” |
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**** |
| The Spin | That's like taking personal responsibility only different. |
| The Story |  |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | And Big Brown fails to win the Triple Crown three days later under mysterious circumstances. Coincidence? |
| The Story |  |
| News worthiness | **** |
| The Spin | The most common phrase in the Paradise area over the weekend: "No, he's not related to us!" |
| The Story | A letter to the editor from Chico: |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | Those radiocarbon dating jokes are a real crowd pleaser. (And this Steve Martin bit comes to mind: "Then the apprentice looks over his should and goes, "It says 'socket', not 'sprocket'" . . . [crickets chirping] . . . So, are the plumbers here tonight or tomorrow night?) |
| The Story | Larry Whitaker Jr. resigns from the Chico City Council. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | The Devil asked to be placed on the agenda for the next meeting for a statement in rebuttal. |
