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 6/20/08
This Week's Overall News Theme: Party Like It's Your Birfday

The Story	A huge crowd shows up to support tennis coach Curtis Enis at the the Alvord ISD school board meeting. So how does it start out? With an hour and a half closed executive session.
)News worthiness (1 to 5)	*******
The Spin	We at least know none of the tax dollars are being used on public relations training.

The Story	Charles Otto Burgess, 65, blows threw a couple of fences before crashing into a tree in front of the home of June Scales.
News worthiness	**
The Spin	The man's condition was listed as . . . woah, woah, woah! Thirteen women at a party?

The Story	From a letter to the editor:
News worthiness	*
The Spin	We may be rude but at least we have learned of a new McDonald's on FM 51.

The Story	Bridgeport considers starting a recycling program but reducing trash pick up to just once a week.
News worthiness	**
The Spin	Birthdays?

The Story	TxDot's Bill Nelson informs the county that they are looking at the dangerousness of the intersection at 51 and 2123.
News worthiness	*******
The Spin	Sheesh. Let me compile that data for you after an exhaustive study that took about 15 seconds: (1) 2123 and 114, (2) 1810 and 287, (3) 2123 and 51, and (4) 287 by the Alvord truck stop.

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