Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a float along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a hog farm started business near the waterway, and a brand new water park in Siloam Springs is almost ready for the public. And speaking of being ready for the public, the Walmart AMP in Rogers last night had its public debut. Blake Shelton was the first headliner to perform in the new venue, but a few days earlier, we got a sneak preview of the facility.
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High-school graduation rates in the state hold steady; Governor Mike Beebe says state trial court assistants may face layoffs; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Cuban Interlude” by Charlie Hunter
More than 1,800 animals, about 36 percent of intakes, were euthanized at the Fayetteville Animal Shelter last year. A group of residents formed “No-Kill Fayetteville” to pressure city administrators to lower that rate.
Relevant links:
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsWCAnimals
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/fayettevilleanimals.html
http://www.justoneday.ws/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/200016093452542/
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net has the latest Arkansas business and political news.
“Egg Radio” by Bill Frisell
Chad Griffin started his first day on the job as president of the Human Rights Campaign, based in Washington D.C., on the steps of the Arkansas State Capitol this morning, where he released a new landmark survey on disaffected gay youth.
To learn more, www.hrc.org.
Professor Stephen Gates talks about the 2012 KUAF Fulbright Chamber Music Festival that continues this week with the “Flute Sonata” by Prokofiev and the “First Piano Sonata in B-Major” by Brahms.
“Morning Passages” by Philip Glass
