Ozarks At Large

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Monday, May 26, 2014
For a holiday edition of Ozarks at Large we hear highlights from a show at Fayetteville Public Library featuring songwriters Candy Lee, Shawn James and Barrett Baber.
We talk to Jim Fairbanks, the president of the Fayetteville Chapter of the venerable organization, Toastmasters International.
Shawn James, a Chicago native, hasn't been in Fayetteville that long, but he's quickly become a staple of the local music community. He stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio recently to play some tunes with Mark McKinney, banjo, and Nick Shoulders, harmonica. Their cover of John Legend's "Who Did That to You," which was captured on video by Anna Hutchison of Spring Street Portraits, has already gone viral.
New proposals for House and Senate revolve around familiar subjects.
"The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down" by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation recently awarded this rural advocacy organization a $175,000. Rural Community Alliance will use a portion of the funds for a community revitalization project in Southeast Arkansas. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas spoke with the directors of both organizations.
Opponents of sequestration say jobs and revenue could be hit hard in Arkansas if lawmakers don't act.