Ozarks At Large

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Friday, May 23, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we take a look at a new study that analyzes high school graduation rates in Arkansas. Also Dick Johnson stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Among many nonprofit events in the region this April will be Butterflies and Blooms benefitting Saving Grace, an organization that helps girls who have aged out of foster care.
"Grace" by Jeff Buckley"
Here is the list for our frog montage: 1. Three Dog Night sings the song Joy to the World. 2. A scene from Disney's The Princess and the Frog, set in... 3. ...New Orleans, the home of Clarence "Frogman" Henry, the singer who made I Ain't Got No Home famous. 4. The Budweiser frogs in their commercial debut, first seen during the 1995 Super Bowl. 5. Tex Ritter's version of Froggy Went A Courtin'. 6. Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) and George Costanza (Jason Alexander) consider the video game Frogger. 7. The theme to the video game Frogger. 8. The one and only Michigan J. Frog in the Warner Brothers cartoon Some Froggy Evening. 9. A television ad for the 1972 film Frogs! (very scary of you were nine years old) 10. Kermit, the best muppet, sings It Ain't Easy Being Green. Apologies to: The Wind in the Willows, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Mark Twain, TCU and Trevor the Frog. Maybe next time.
Becca tells us how to go to jolly old England with a local renaissance fair.
at end of show: "What is Time" by Elephant Revival
The Arkansas Department of Health says that 74 people have died from the flu this season. Meanwhile, the Pulaski County Special School District has its case heard regarding long-standing desegregation concerns.
"Selfoss" Gus Gus, and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2
Jo Luck, the former CEO of Heifer International was on the University of Arkansas campus yesterday as part of the Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Series. She used her time speaking to relay stories of her time working to help improve the lives of people in the developing world through agriculture.
"New West" Mark by Orton