Ozarks At Large

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Thursday, january 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what's in a name like the Wampus Cats? We learn the stories behind Arkansas high schools' mascots. Plus winter treats to warm on a final weekend of ice skating in Bentonville, and Mount Comfort Cemetery is set to get a marker commemorating its part in the Civil War.
Prior to playing the Ozark Mountain Music Fest, the band SX Rex stopped by our studio and played a few songs. Here is their original song "Am I Coming Through?".
Here is the list of clips for our Denver/Colorado montage. We'll have Seattle next week. 1. Ho Hey by Colorado-based band The Lumineers. 2. Robin Williams, as Mork, introduces himself to Boulder, Colorado (where the show was set). 3. Earth, Wind and Fire (with three Colorado natives) sings Boogie Wonderland. 4. Jack Nicholson crashes through in The Shining (at a Colorado hotel). 5. Voices from South Park, Colorado. 6. The song Colorado, My Home from the Broadway musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown. 7. Joan Collins and Linda Evans meet for the first time on the Denver-based soap opera Dynasty. 8. A 1970s commercial for Coors. 9. Colorado native Ralph Edwards surprises yet another celebrity on This is Your Life. 10. John Denver with Rocky Mountain High. Of course. Apologies to: Lon Chaney and Douglas Fairbanks (how do you get silent stars into an audio montage?) and Hattie McDaniel.
Legislators yesterday heard about the progress of the Private Option rollout in the state, while Governor Mike Beebe offered his thoughts on consequences to the state's budget if the legislature decides to gut the program in the coming fiscal session.
"Peter Gunn Theme" by The Blues Brothers Band
Legislators yesterday discussed the private option in Arkansas.