One of the stories we covered Tuesday was that of a Hebron man.
He was arrested for calling the state police (more than once), and asking them to deliver beer to his house. He apparently had had more than one when he made the calls.

Face value, a funny story.

But his ex-wife emailed us with her side of the story, and it’s not so funny.
I won’t go into all the details, because much of it was personal, and not intended for the consumption of the general public.

She explained the toll her ex-husband’s alcoholism has taken on her and their children, and expressed her deep concern that other kids will give her kids a hard time about it because it was on the news.

I hope not, and (though I’m sure it’s of no comfort whatsoever) I feel badly for her and her children.

While the story was factually correct, we had a laugh at the expense of someone who needs help, and unwittingly, at the expense of an exasperated ex-wife and innocent kids.

This serves as a good reminder that, no matter how appealing a story may be on the surface, we always need to look below that surface to see what else is there.