Roxanne Pallett Starts The TKC Saturday

Let's cycle through a lot of mainstream media links before we get to the good stuff . . .

• Yes, The Great Recession is still on and things are just this bad: Two people from Missouri have been arrested in Wichita on suspicion of stealing used cooking oil from a Burger King restaurant
  
  
• The Star's human interest Saturday: For ethnic Karen immigrants, life in KC is a dream after a nightmare
  
  
• Authoritarianism Costs Money: The sponsor of a Missouri House bill to require drug tests for some welfare recipients is disputing how much the proposal would cost to implement.
  
  
• The better beers have so many empty calories that should probably be labeled "goodness" or maybe not: Effort On to Put Nutrition Labels on Booze
  
  
• Keeping The Newbie Congressman Quick On His Feet: Yoder holds first 3rd District town hall
  
  
• A lesson in pricing: Board of Curators approves average 5.5 percent tuition increase for MU System
  
  
• Making the game harder for gypsy cabs: KC cracks down on rogue taxi drivers
  
  
• One of today's more friendly political events: Gov. Jay Nixon welcomed the newest member of the 16th Judicial Court. Friday, Judge Kenneth Garrett, III, took his bench for the first time.
  
  
• Brownback throws back education question: Gov. Asks Legislators To Define 'Suitable' Funding
  
  
• Local angle on international termoil: Protests In Egypt Hit Home For KC Resident
  
  
• Guess The Great Recession isn't getting better: Kansas City region’s manufacturing activity slows in January
  
  
• Roxanne Pallett looks better than your weekend and her latest photo set is a classic.