Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, highlights from a lecture given by David Pryor last night in downtown Fayetteville. Also, the region's population prepares to reach the half-million mark.
In the first of our five-part series on the deployment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Jacqueline Froelich explains how the law will work in Arkansas.
In the second of our series on the launch of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, we look at our state’s unique approach to Medicaid expansion. For more information visit Arkansas Health Connector at http://hbe.arkansas.gov
Here are our ten clips of ten classic southern tales, each set in a different southern state. Extra points if you know the actor featured (if not actually heard) in two of our clips this week. 1. Vivian Leigh, as Scarlet, makes a vow at the end of the first half of Gone With the Wind. (Goeriga) 2. Richard Widmark, as Col. Bowie, questions the wisdom of defending the Alamo. (Texas) 3. Sally Field is encouraged to hit Shirley MacLaine in Steel Magnolias. (Louisiana) 4. Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs in In The Heat of the Night. (Mississippi) 5. John Wayne takes gets ready to take out four bandits in the 1969 film adaptation of Charles Portis' True Grit. (Arkansas) 6. Gary Cooper is a true shot even before he joins the military in Sgt. York. (Tennessee) 7. The five seconds we can air from Al Pacino in Scarface. (Florida) 8. Jeff Goldblum makes the case for a rationalization in the Big Chill. (South Carolina. Yes, South Carolina...who knew?) 9. Cape Fear. Scary. Robert DeNiro, of course. (North Carolina) 10. Boo Radley saves the day in To Kill a Mockingbird. (Alabama) Apologies to: Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Maryland.
Next in our series on the roll-out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, Jacqueline Froelich profiles one insurance company competing to set up shop on the state’s health insurance marketplace. To learn more about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act visit http://HealthCare.gov And to see what’s happening in Arkansas go to http://ARHealthConnector.org ArkansasBlueCross.com also provides a concise list of health care law news and information.
The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is providing community clinics across the U.S. billions of dollars to provide basic health care to under-served communities. In Washington and Benton Counties Community Clinic, a ministry of St. Francis House, will get an infusion and plans to expand into south Washington County.