CAN THE PITCH SAVE THE PLANET OR EVEN THE FLINT HILLS OF KANSAS???

That would be nice but the monthly magazine is now mostly advertisements and snoozy articles like this one. Take a peek:

Fights lay ahead as the oil industry creeps into the Flint Hills and Douglas County

"This doesn't really have anything to do with your story," Cindy Hoedel said, slowing her pickup truck - a 1990 red-and-white Ford XLT Lariat, outfitted with 10-ply heavy-duty tires - to a halt on a gravel road near the Greenwood County line. "But, I mean, look at those wild mustangs.