Members of Arkansas' Congressional delegation react to President Obama's State of the Union Address earlier this week, as well as the President's pick to lead the Department of Defense. And, Fort Smith city and Sebastian County officials plan their next step inn moving forward with a regional aquatics center following public dissatisfaction with recently revised plans.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the results of the Walton Family Foundation's latest survey. Plus, a preview of TheatreSquared's latest production, “Sons of the Prophet,” which opens later this week. Also, we continue our series on OAL-inspired dishes with a new crepe.
Saturday night, the Starrlight Jazz Series will continue with two performances by the Grace Kelly Quintet in the Walton Arts Center's Starr Theater. A survey released this morning by the Walton Family Foundation measures residents of Northwest Arkansas' happiness and opinions.
Arkansas legislators move forward with a bill that would cap annual growth of the state government, and the controversial bill that would allow some to carry concealed firearms on college campuses in the state moves forward as well. Plus, John Brown University in Siloam Springs gets a gift to help renovate the oldest dormitory on the school's campus.
A bill that would initiate a study of the state's public schools' readiness to acts of violence is one step closer to becoming law. The Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas selects cities to be a part of a program studying municipal sustainable energy consumption. And Lincoln residents will get the chance to see one of the Academy Awards nominees, weeks before the ceremony takes place in Holywood.
On today's edition of Ozarks, 21c Museum Hotel officially opens. We have a report from the ribbon cutting ceremony that took place late this morning. Plus, local organizations are helping education residents about the Earned Income Tax Credit, while tomorrow night's Science Cafe will provide information on the nanotechnology work being conducted on the University of Arkansas campus.Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers says tonight's entertainment suggestions include auditions for “Goodbye Charlie” at Rogers Little Theater, and the band Spoken returns to Fayetteville.
A recent bill in the Arkansas legislature would reward state employees who report waste or inefficiency with state money, and lawmakers speak out on a recently released audit of the state's Medicaid system. And, smaller beef cattle herds in the state caused by last year's drought may result in higher beef prices at the grocery store.
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Monday, March 17, 2014
On this St. Patrick's Day edition of Ozarks, a conversation with Christopher Leonard, author of “The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business.”
Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers tells us about a talk about the West Memphis Three with Mara Leveritt this week in Fort Smith, as well as everything else that's up this week in the area.
"Winter" from Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Katy Henriksen gives us a preview of tonight's Sunday Symphony, in addition to giving us another song performed by Damn Arkansan in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Web Esclusive: Another Performance by Damn Arkansan
Today is Chinese New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. In honor of the holiday, Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas visits the Reptile Museum in Fayetteville to take a look at some snakes, alligators and other scaly beasts.
Web Esxlusive: Images From the Reptile Museum
This is our list of items for this morning’s montage of snakes:
Kaa, the snake from The Jungle Book, sings a hypnotic tune. The voice is provided by the legendary Sterling Holloway.
Harrison Ford, as Indiana Jones, ponders his next adventure.
Jim Stafford, now of Branson, sings one of his biggest hits, "Spiders and Snakes."
The character Snake, from The Simpsons, watches his car get stolen.
A highlight of Kenny “The Snake” Stabler running for a touchdown for the Oakland Raiders.
A big (talking?) snake gets zapped in the Harry Potter movie Chamber of Secrets.
Electric Light Orchestra performing "Don’t Let Me Down."
The famous Spam skit from Monty Python. (python, get it…)
The only part of *the* quote from the movie Snakes on a Plane we could put on the air.
Duran Duran with the song "Union of the Snake."
A bill that would ban abortions early in a pregnancy moves forward in the Arkansas legislature, as does a bill on how the state handles executions of prisoners on death row. And, Senator John Boozman speaks out about potential gun control legislation in the U.S. Congress.
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
