Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, University of Arkansas System officials consider whether their campuses should allow authorized members of faculty and staff to carry handguns. Plus, what new health care legislation may or may not mean for local agencies providing health care to those now without insurance.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, University of Arkansas System officials consider whether their campuses should allow authorized members of faculty and staff to carry handguns. Plus, what new health care legislation may or may not mean for local agencies providing health care to those now without insurance.
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees is considering whether to opt out of a new law in Arkansas allowing faculty and staff to carry guns on campus.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock talks to gubernatorial candidate Bill Halter. Plus, Gordon Family Tree, a movie filmed in the region premieres in Northwest Arkansas, and more.
Arkansas treasurer Martha Shoffner officially tenders her resignation, we get a few tips on staying up to date on severe weather, even when away from the television or radio. And, Walmart announces a plan to sell more goods produced right here in Arkansas.
Ahead on Ozarks, the calls for Arkansas’ State Treasurer to resign are mounting. Yesterday, Martha Shoffner was arraigned on several charges levied by the FBI. Plus an assessment of the damage after last night's strong storms moved through the area.
We also have a quick guide to the must-see bands coming to Wakarus later this month and our tech ambassador, Ty Dennison, lets us know whether its time to get excited about Google Glass just yet.
Kevin Kinder, who blogs about music at NWA TunedIn, returns for his annual guide to the upcoming Wakarusa Music Festival.
Artists and songs we heard during this interview:
- "La Que Me Gusto" by Los Amigos Invisables
- "Sleep" by Allen Stone
- "Last Love Song" by ZZ Ward
- "Niamey Jami" by Bombino
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we dig into archives from the Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History once again with the center’s director, Randy Dixon. He brings us the sounds of sports in Arkansas for the past 45 years, including the voices of Brooks Robinson, Paul Eels and even Richard Nixon. Plus The eulogy for a piece of northwest infrastructure that marks a change in how we drive. And opera takes center stage on this week’s edition of Arkansongs.Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, an app that could help a doctor save a life, plus new ways to shop make it easier for consumers, but could also make it easier for those who steal. And, Kyle and Christina talk about what they learned this week.
Here are the ten clips for our montage dedicated to streets, roads and avenues:
1. Nat King Cole gets us started with Route 66.
2. Gloria Swanson as the doomed Nora Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.
3. U2 sings Where the Streets Have No Name.
4. Michael Douglas as Gordon Gecko in Wall Steet.
5. Bruce Springsteen sings 10th Avenue Freeze Out.
6. Michael Conrad offers his end-of-meeting statement on Hill Street Blues.
7. The opening theme, of course, from Sesame Street.
8. Part of the trailer from the original Nightmare on Elm Street.
9. Jack Kerouac reads from the last page of On the Road.
10. Willie is On the Road Again.
Apologies to Bob Dylan’s Highway 61, the cast of Mulholland Drive, any number of other songwriters and Kraftwerk’s Autobahn (but then again, the German group was included in last week’s montage). Maybe next time.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, digital ambassadors for northwest Arkansas explained, and how one furry Huntsville resident contributes to recycling efforts in the city.
Becca says the Live on Stage in NWA season will begin Sept. 21.
The Center for Business & Economic Research at the UA released a study on the economic impact of legalizing retail alcohol sales in three dry counties in Arkansas.
The history is rich for an area attraction that boasts 30,000 visitors each year and temperatures of 58 degrees.
Demolition and excavation related to the downtown parking deck project gets closer to getting underway in Fayetteville. Eureka Springs aldermen pass a resolution supporting marriage equality. And the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department moves forward with plans to pave the only stretch of gravel state highway.
Every year hundreds of Arkansans toss truckloads of trash onto public, private and commercial property. Jacqueline Froelich tags along with Washington County environmental enforcement officer, Andrew Coleman, to see how he works to curb the blight.
