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Format: 2024-12-22
A Salute to the Tools of the (Love) Trade
Here are the ten sources for our Sunday Montage dedicated to bows, arrows and archers:

1) Sam Cooke sings tribute to Cupid.
2) Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) proves a point in the animated movie Brave.
3) Harry Nilsson sings Me and My Arrow.
4) Claude Rains and Errol Flynn meet in the 1939 version of Robin Hood.
5) Arya receives counter intuitive lessons on an episode of HBO's Game of Thrones.
6) Kacey Musgraves offers advice in her song Follow Your Arrow.
7) Legolas fails to impress in a scene from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
8) From the 80s: ABC's hit Poison Arrow.
9) Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) gets attention after her amazing shot in The Hunger Games.
10) The Halle Orchestra performs the greatest piece of music dedicated to an archer, Rossini's William Tell Overture.

Apologies to: Hawkeye, Green Arrow, The Golden Archer (and about 100 other comic book characters), Burt Reynolds in Deliverance, Edith Wharton, and Cock Robin. Maybe next time.
Deconstructing Fort Chaffee’s Cuban Refugee History
In 1980, more than 125,000 Cubans fleeing Fidel Castro's communist regime were boatlifted to America and processed at military compounds including Fort Chaffee in Arkansas. Among the population were gay Cubans and prisoners that Castro had purged from his prisons. The Cubans were widely portrayed by the press as criminal—a stigma that's persisted. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, historians are working to clarify the record.
Photo: "Task Force Commander, Colonel Don E. Karr with Cuban refugee family"--Courtesy Fort Chaffee Museum
Private Option Dominates First Week of Session
When the Arkansas Legislature convened this week, lawmakers proposed and pondered long-term solutions to the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid. The changes considered were meant to make the program more palatable to some politicians. We learn more in this morning's Week in Review.
Best-Selling Show at RLT Ever? Possibly
Becca tells us that tickets for Les Miserables, which just opened at Rogers Little Theatre, have been in high demand.
Growth Continues for University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Earlier this week, UAFS announced five new program offerings for students. One of which pertains to robots.
Not Too Late (Probably) to Plan a Valentine's Day
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has a last-minute survival guide for February 14th.
Private Option Amendments Approved In Committee, Heart of Gold Installed
The state legislature yesterday continued considering changes to the Private Option in order for the Medicaid expansion to continue, at least for the remainder of the year, changes that Governor Mike Beebe doesn't necessarily agree with, though he does concede the amendments make the bill more pallatable to some politicians. And Crystal Bridges gets a new installation just in time for Valentine's Day.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a movement in Fayetteville is encouraging residents to be kind to others, not just on Valentine's Day, but all year long. Plus, extremely cold temperatures and out of the ordinary snow storms have some wondering about climate change. We speak with one U of A researcher about global warming's effects on vegetation. And, two R&B divas perform in the region, Becca Martin Brown tells us what's up and more.

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Valentine's Day Countdown Continues
Even though the lovers' holiday isn't yet here, Becca Martin Brown has another activity.
Do Unto Others
February is a month of compassion in Fayetteville. We hear this story of compassion from Kristina Andazola.






Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Sunday, April 20, 2014
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Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a conversation with author Joyce Carol Oates prior to her lecture in Fayetteville. Plus, a bit of tinkering before the Amazeum opens to children and the community next fall.
Another Song From Xcluded
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Here, the band performs the song "Forgiveness."
Arts Live Steals the Show
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In just more than a decade, Mark Landon Smith, director of Arts Live Theatre, has taken the program to new heights. Becca Martin Brown has more on their upcoming season.
A Salute to Monsters
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Here are our ten clips inspired by monster trucks...well, all monster---no trucks. 1. Bobby Pickett sings Monster Mash. 2. Boris Karloff and O.P. Heggie in an iconic (if often misquoted) scene from The Bride of Frankenstein. 3. Warren Zevon's song Werewolves of London. 4. Maria Ouspenskaya and Lon Chaney, Jr. in The Wolf Man. 5. Godzilla, the song by Blue Oyster Cult. 6. Godzilla, the fire-breathing monster. 7. Edgar Winter and the classic rock instrumental, Frankenstein. 8. King Kong's roar. You get credit if you guessed a lion's roar played backwards...because that's what it is. 9. Imagine Dragons' song Monster. 10. Bela Lugosi's Dracula doesn't lie...he just doesn't tell the whole truth. Apologies to: Lon Chaney, Sr. (silent films are not good Sunday Montage fodder), the Creature From the Black Lagoon and Of Monsters and Men. Maybe next time.
State GDP Grows, Private Option Future Uncertain
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The Arkansas gross domestic product grew in 2013, particularly in some unexpected sectors. With one of the architects of the Arkansas Private Option defeated in a primary runoff this week, the future of the Medicaid expansion is in doubt, but Governor Mike Beebe is undeterred. Plus, this weekend marks the 149th anniversary of the end of slavery in the U.S., and the 17th annual NWA Juneteenth Celebration will mark the occasion in Springdale.
"Ten Million Slaves" Otis Taylor
Tyson Foods Engineers Acquisition
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Michael Tilley, from The City Wire, talks about the latest details regarding an acquisition of Hillshire.