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Miranda Lambert will grace the cover of the final issue of Ladies’ Home Journal when it hits newsstands next week. The publication traces its roots to 1883, though its first official “cover girl” appeared in 1898. Ida McKinley, wife of President William McKinley, had the honor. More on the magazine’s history here.
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A hiker stumbles upon a golden lamp in the forest. He rubs it and out pops a real-life genie.
“In return for freeing me, ” says the genie, “I will grant you three wishes.”
“I want a million more wishes,” the hiker says immediately.
“Rule number one: No asking for more wishes.”
The hiker considers his options before replying, “In that case, I want a million more genies.”
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Glen Campbell’s wife is answering criticism from the singer’s eldest daughter about the singer’s care. Campbell has Alzheimer’s disease – and was recently moved from his family home to a long-term care facility. That upset Debby Campbell, who told Country Weekly magazine that she objected to the move – and was upset to have learned about it through news report. But in an email to The Associated Press, Campbell’s wife Kim says it was the singer’s doctors who persuaded her to stop trying to care for Campbell at the family’s home. She says it’s “crushingly sad” to see her husband’s mental faculties decline, but that a family feud over his care “does not help him.” Campbell is 78 – and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011.
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Win a Chicken Soup for the Soul Book with 99 KZ Country!
We are giving away the Chicken Soup for the Soul book: Home Sweet Home. 101 Stories about Hearth, Happiness and Hard Work.
Listen to Theresa Trapp June 16-20, 2014 for chances to call 785-628-2995 to win. Random callers will win a copy of the book instantly. No age requirement to win.
Winners will need to pick up their book at the KZ Country Studio, 2300 Hall, Hays, KS within 30 days of winning.
Winner 6/16/14: Alan Finch!
Winner 6/17/14: Becky Kuhn!
Winner 6/18/14: Monte Brown!
Winner 6/19/14: Rosella McClain!
Winner 6/20/14: Russ Shelton!
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Tim McGraw graces the July-August cover of Men’s Health, on newsstands Tuesday. Inside, he discusses his transformation from party animal to fitness fanatic. “I’ll be the first to admit I take it to extremes,” McGraw says. “I’m not one of those people who can sorta half-ass something.” More here.
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NASHVILLE (AP) – Ray Stevens is dishing about working with Dolly Parton, Chet Atkins, Waylon Jennings and Elvis Presley. He will release a memoir called “Ray Stevens’ Nashville” on Sunday. Stevens says when he first came to Nashville 50 years ago, there was no Nashville sound and Music Row was just getting developed. His co-writer and manager, Cyrus “Buddy” Kalb, says there are no stories of drug addictions or sordid affairs, but a historical document about the evolution of Nashville.
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By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post
It is, no doubt, annoying when a favorite song comes on the radio, and all the sudden it is replaced with static or even another station. But it’s an occurrence happening with increasing frequency.
According to Mark Goff, chief radio engineer for Eagle Communications, a phenomenon known as tropospheric ducting is to blame.
“It happens when rapid heating from the sun affects different layers in the atmosphere, and the effect is to cause FM radio signals to bounce up into the atmosphere and then return down to the ground,” Goff said. “At the same time, other signals are allowed to come down underneath.”
Goff said the issue usually happens between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m, depending on how rapidly heating is occurring.
“It is somewhat predictable, there are charts available on the Internet that will predict when is is most likely to happen,” he said. “Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do about it.”
Goff said he has worked all over the country, and TD happens everywhere during hot weather months.
His advice?
“If you hear your favorite station disappear or you start picking up another station — even from another city quite far away — wait 30 to 40 minutes for (ducting) to even out,” he said. “If it continues, give us a call and we will see what we can do.”
Goff can be contacted at Eagle by calling (785) 625-2578. He also suggested checking out one of the many websites online where tropospheric ducting is forecast across the country.
An example of one of those sites can be found HERE.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – George Strait’s farewell show at AT-and-T Stadium outside Dallas has set a record. Billboard reports 104,793 fans attended the June 7 show. That’s the largest attendance for a single-show concert in the U.S. since Billboard started tracking touring data in 1991. U2 previously held the record, with 97,014 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on October 25, 2009.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) – One of Toby Keith’s chain of restaurants is being accused of being a tax deadbeat. Officials in New York State says the Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill location in Syracuse owes more than a quarter-million dollars in sales taxes. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports a tax warrant filed by the state earlier this month seeks $107,000 owed by the bar. The bar also owes more than $145,000 in sales taxes from earlier in 2013. Keith’s chain of restaurants features guitar-shaped bars, beer served in mason jars – and serves traditional southern food. There are 16 locations in 12 states.
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Production on a Hank Williams biopic gets underway in October, with Avengers star Tom Hiddleston in the starring role. I Saw The Light will shoot in Louisiana with Marc Abraham directing, according to Deadline Hollywood. The movie is said to be based on Colin Escott’s biography. More here.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Jason Aldean will help christen a new venue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The country music star is set to be the first act to play the Denny Sanford Premier Center when he takes the stage on October 3. Fellow country stars Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr also perform as part of Aldean’s national tour which is now under way.
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NASHVILLE (AP) – Sammy Kershaw says when he wanted to remake a George Jones and Tammy Wynette song, there was no other choice but to ask their daughter. Georgette Jones will sing with Kershaw on a remake of “Near You.” She says Kershaw had a special bond with her father and his voice is the closest one she knows to her father’s. Kershaw will put out an album of George Jones songs called “Do You Know Me? A Tribute To George Jones” on July 22.
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