| The Story | The Texas Ethics Commission ruled
that all seven members of the Decatur ISD school board violated the
state's Election Code in connection with last year's bond
election. Each were fined $1,000. |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | **** |
| The Spin | And we thought H.D. Boswell
was just blowing smoke. And the board members contend he was. |
| The Story | The fine of the school board
members brought out a couple of Letters to the Editor. Jimmy
Miller Sr. called them "arrogant clowns" while Steve Misner referred to
them as "left-wing liberals". |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | At least they are paid to be
called names. Uh...wait a second...... |
| The Story | The Decatur School Board (who
really grabbed headlines this week) agreed to a tax hike which will
cost the "average" homeowner $207 more next year. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | That sound you hear is H.D. Boswell reloading. |
| The Story | A nurse found dead at the Wise
Regional Health System's east campus earlier this year was ruled an
accidental overdose from "the toxic effects of amphetamine". She had a
prescription for the drug. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | It's a bit ironic that for
all of the dangers you hear about amphetamine and methamphetamine that
the only death you hear about comes from legal, not illegal, use. |
| The Story | "Repairs to the tune of more that
$78,500 are finally being made to the Wise County Heritage Museum in
Decatur after 30 years of fund raising by the Heritage Society." |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | In 1974 the campaign was
kicked off with the slogan: "Let's raise $218 per month for the
next 30 years!" |