Quick peek at the pop culture news scene for right now . . .
Fox News: Kim Kardashian helps another inmate get out of prison after 23 years behind bars
DM: Kim Kardashian looks sultry in her own SKIMS bra and leggings as she presents the brand's new cotton collection: 'It's ultra soft'
Forbes: Why The Fashion Industry Needs To Turn On To Hemp
Closer to home, here are the somewhat nicer news links worth a peek . . .
Desperate Kansas City Seasonal Hiring Season Starts
UPS looking to hire 1,100 workers in greater KC metro
LENEXA, Kan. - Across the Kansas City metro, UPS wants to add 1,100 people to its team. The open positions include 775 package handlers, 165 delivery and tractor-trailer drivers and 350 driver helpers. Some of those employees will work inside the Lenexa Customer Center, which is looking to hire 500 workers.
Sharing Boozy Promo Pix
West Bottoms Whiskey plans small-batch, handcrafted releases - Kansas City Business Journal
Alex Lindsey plans to open West Bottoms Whiskey Co. at the end of this year with a unique business plan for the distilling industry in Kansas City. Lindsey plans to make handcrafted, small-batch whiskeys aged in 1-gallon barrels and release them quarterly, similar to the way craft breweries have seasonal releases.
Show-Me Another Slaughter
Missouri elk hunt likely in 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Department of Conservation officials say the state's elk herd is on track to be large enough in 2020 for the first hunt in more than a century. The that department officials outlined how a hunt will work if the rules get final approval by the conservation commission.
Scribe Scares Up Readers
Kansas Is Haunted, Says This Writer Of Midwestern Gothic Novels
Kansas native Scott Thomas' writing style has been described as Midwestern Gothic. His new book " Violet" easily fits the definition of gothic horror, even if it doesn't match the genre's usual characteristics. European gothic tales involve castles, wherein lie the sins and dark secrets of the aristocracy - beheadings and betrayals.
Spectacular Kansas City Light Show Behind The Clouds
Look up for two meteor showers this week
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Shooting stars and fireballs could create quite a show in the night sky this week courtesy of two meteor showers. The Draconid meteor shower will be active through October 10, although Tuesday night might afford the best view.
Cheap Doggie Style Debuts
KC Mega Match: Multiple local shelters offering $25 pet adoptions all weekend
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Multiple local animal shelters will join forces this weekend in an effort to find more than 500 pets forever homes. Kansas City Pet Project, Great Plains SPCA, Lawrence Humane Society and Midwest Animal Rescue will all offer $25 pet adoptions starting Friday, Oct.
Prep For Kansas City Drop
Strong cold front to drop temps by 20 degrees in KC today
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Temperatures in Kansas City are expected to plummet by as much as 20 degrees in just a few hours late Thursday afternoon. A strong cold front will move into the metro between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday, dropping temperatures from the low 70s to the 50s.
And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now . . .
Scott Thomas is correct, Kansas is haunted!
ReplyDeleteHaunted by the Republican failures to serve the residents of the State, the GOP-led Legislature's collaboration in the Brownback Fiscal Irresponsibility, the ongoing drive to shift the State's tax burden completely away from the rich and onto the workers and farmers, the embarrassment of Kobach's insanity in his failed search for voter fraud, and in their refusal to face the consequences of their own cowardice and pandering.