National news link suggestion from one of the smartest members of our TKC blog community . . .
Better written word regional coverage that what we see most of the time amid dead tree media decline and increased global climate change disasters . . .
New York Times: Record Wildfire Comes to Kansas, as Do Lifesaving Neighbors
Money line . . .
"400,000 acres of land have burned since early last week. The blaze, which started on Tuesday across the state line in Oklahoma and by late Sunday had not been fully contained, is said to be the largest recorded wildfire in Kansas history and has prompted a vast mobilization of firefighters rarely seen in this state . . "
Developing . . .
Wuz da New York Times scro?
ReplyDeleteThis kind of story is not going to do a whole lot of positive things to change opinions on the east coast that Kansas City is in Kansas and that the state is populated mostly by buffalo, right-wing nutcase politicians, and people who grow their own food.
ReplyDeleteNo need to expand the airport to accommodate all those New York tourists!
As reported, this blaze would be equal to 625 square miles.
ReplyDeleteFYI
KCMO is listed as 319 square miles.
JoCo KS is listed as 480 square miles.
Most people do not have negative opinions about Kansas City.
ReplyDeleteMost people have never heard of it.
Gee! I'm surprised the Times doesn't have some 30 year old who has all the answers like they usually do.
ReplyDeleteLet the BBQ contest begin!
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