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🌱 How a 2006 Murphy sting helped bring down a hit show
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In today's newsletter:
- How a 2006 Murphy sting helped bring down a hit show
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 71.
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Dark Texas Story Behind 'To Catch A Predator' (q1077.com) — Murphy residents may remember when a 2006 police sting here, involving a TV crew from “To Catch a Predator,” became a national flashpoint and helped end the show. A new A24 film starring Robert Pattinson revisits that era, raising fresh questions about mixing law enforcement, entertainment, and public humiliation. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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