OMG - "De-flate gate" puts Ada's on the New York Times pages 1 and Fox News!
Deflate-gate.
Who in Ada isn't familar with this new national buzz word. It involves NLF football, the New England Patriots, and yes...Ada, Ohio.
Ada and deflate-gate made page 1 of the New York Times on Jan. 21. And on Jan. 26 Ada is a feature on Fox News.
The New York Times story and video features Jane Hesler, retired Wilson Factory employee, who talks about making footballs.
The headline reads: "A seamstress who handed off to the NFL," with a subhead: "Watching Patriots scandal from afar, a retired football maker says Wilson did its job."
The Fox News story's headline reads: "Far from deflate-gate, football factory prepares for Super Bowl"
• CLICK HERE for the New York Times story and video.
• CLICK HERE for the Fox News story.
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