CHEEKY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT ISSUE AND KANSAS CITY END OF THE WEEK EARLY MORNING LOCAL LINK POOL!!!

Let's start the morning with mainstream media recognitions that people are mostly interested in hotties . . .

Cheeky Girls! Lily Aldridge, Chrissy Teigen and Nina Agdal go topless as they share Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover

Also, here are the Friday Kansas City links I'm checking . . .

- Cowtown High Tech Finance: Google Fiber Boosted Kansas City's Bond Rating Says CFO

- Democracy Crackdown Moves Ahead: Voter ID rules pass House committee on party-line vote

- Listen To The Mayor Sly And Steve Kraske Podcast

Another great Kansas City social media moment . . .



- City Manager promises to address a rather embarrassing bit of snow fail on a well-traveled Downtown Kansas City path . . . Maybe before it melts.

- Nasty Charges For Sunflower State Public Official: Ex-KBI spokesman faces child sex crime allegations

- KAKE Reveals Coverup: Kansas school tries to shield criminal past of employees

- Gov. Jay Could Support A Tax Cut With A Lot Of Conditions: Nixon outlines state income tax cut that he would sign



- Long Weekend Ahead For Gov. Workers: City Offices Closed for Presidents Day

- Cable Questions From Couch Potatoes: What a Comcast-Time Warner deal could mean for you

- Dead Tree Media Doggie Style: It's more than puppy love: Beloved pets are taking bigger roles in weddings

- Rock Chalk Sneak Peek: Director, star of “Jayhawkers” discuss film with FOX 4 Sports

- Kansas City Love Day Plans: The Weekend To-Do List, Feb. 14-16, 2014



Once again this is the OPEN THREAD for all things OFF-TOPIC but still important . . .