The Arkansas General Assembly moves forward with a controversial voter ID bill, education and education supporters rally against a proposal that would shift money from the state's general fund into highway construction, and Arkansas' U.S. Senate contingent speaks out about efforts to pass a federal budget.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a discussion about the recent overrides of the Governor's vetoes by the Arkansas Legislature. Plus, the conclusion of a partnership between the Ford Foundation and the University of Arkansas.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: controversial hogs and not-so-controversial pigs. Jacqueline Froelich reports on the tumult surrounding a proposed hog farm operation near the Buffalo River. And Ozark Literacy nears the end of their Pigshibition project that has a couple dozen giant pigs leaping all over Fayetteville. Plus the United Way of Northwest Arkansas welcomes hundreds of volunteers to do work tomorrow and James Galway talks about his upcoming performance at Walton Arts Center and the snack he uses to relax when on a world tour.An exhibit opening today in the Ann Kittrel Gallery features a handful of dresses designed to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.
A newly permitted industrial swine breeding operation, under construction on a tributary of the Buffalo National River, will spread millions of gallons of hog waste on adjacent pastures as fertilizer. But as word spreads about the giant hog farm, an unlikely coalition of opponents is forming to stop it. Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a series of stories about philanthropic events happening in Northwest Arkansas including NWA Fashion Week, the Four Finger Fundraiser, and the Rise From the Ashes concert.Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, the history and mission of the Girl Scouts, a little help to reach college goals and a new exhibit celebrating the iconic work of Norman Rockwell.Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, the history and mission of the Girl Scouts, a little help to reach college goals and a new exhibit celebrating the iconic work of Norman Rockwell.Here is our list of ten cookie references from our montage this morning. If you got all ten, take the rest of the week off . . . this was our most obscure list yet.
- A commercial for the Fig Newton cookie from the 1970s.
- Michael Scott and Angel fight for Kevin’s loyalty on an episode of The Office.
- Kate Smith and Andy Williams deny the Cookie Bear a cookie on The Andy Williams Show. (this was once a popular, zany skit . . . we promise)
- Walter Matthau in a scene for the movie The Fortune Cookie.
- Jerry and Elaine discuss the black and white cookie. It didn’t end well.
- Shirley Temple sings "Animal Crackers" . . . they’re cookies, right?
- The Keebler Elves push fudge cookies.
- Gingy, the talking Gingerbread Man tosses an insult in Shrek 3.
- Shelly Long sells Girl Scout Cookies in Troop Beverly Hills.
- Two of the three best Muppets ever, Kermit and Cookie Monster, play a game.
This afternoon, financial aid counselors all over Akransas will be helping prospective college students find money to help pay for education. Kyle Kellams has more.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, March 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about new standardized public eduction testing that will be tried in schools as part of the new Common Core cirriculum. Also, Little Chief performs a song of their new album.
Michael Tilley from www.thecitywire.com discusses Fort Smith issues along with the final map after the redistricting debate is settled by the Arkansas Legislature.
"Fast Food Socrates" by New York Electric Piano
Magnetic fire flies or magnetic fireflies? -- Augusta Read Thomas' world-premiere performance tomorrow promises to be stunningly imaginative.
A 17th-generation musician, Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami is a master of classical Indian, Sufi and Pakistani folk music. He performs this weekend in Fayetteville and Eureka Springs. More information available at www.ustadnizami.com/shows.html.
Augusta Read Thomas, Reasons to be Pretty, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band among the long list of events on Walton Arts Center's calendar.
Millions of dollars of promised federal aid to construct a pedestrian and bicycle trail connecting Fayetteville to Bentonville cut last February by Congress has been reinstated. Jacqueline Froelich reports. Details on the Razorback Regional Greenway can be found at www.nwarpc.org.
"228" by Bones & Tones
