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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.
Baseball at Baum
Charles Baum was both a philanthropist and a baseball lover. We learn more about the man behind the Arkansas Razorback's baseball stadium.






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.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks: Michael Tilley from The City Wire helps us keep with the moving pieces in the puzzle that is the 2014 Arkansas election. Plus last-minute Valentine’s Day plans courtesy of Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers and Shannon Wurst explains one inspiration for writing love songs.




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The Art of Love Songs
In honor of Valentine's Day, Shannon Wurst performs a pair of love songs for us.







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.
Understanding Science on a Small Scale
The latest edition of the University of Arkansas' Science Cafe will focus on biotechnology.
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.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Thursday, March 27, 2014
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Spring is officially here, and warmer weather will soon bring with it insects like mayflies and damsel flies out and about. But before those bugs mature, they spend their young lives as nymphs in local waterways. We visit a local creek to see what is swimming and crawling beneath the surface. Plus, a conversation with another one of this year's gubernatorial candidates, Mike Ross. The Democrat has aspirations that stretch beyond this November. And back-handsprings and lateral bars: what it takes to be one of the best gymnastics programs in the country. We spend some time with the Arkansas Razorback Gymbacks, who will host this year's national championship regionals this week.
Imaginary Animals Work Out Their Differences
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Justin Minkel, a Springdale elementary school teacher and 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, has just written a new book aimed at young readers.
Where the Buffalo Roam
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Here are out ten clips relating to Buffalo, New York and the War of 1812. 1) Ten Thousand Maniacs (from the Buffalo area) sing Because the Night, 2) Robert Redford and Wilford Brimley in The Natural (filmed in Buffalo). 3) Bruce Springsteen sings about Buffalo's Erie Canal. 4) A trailer, featuring Marilyn Monroe, for the movie Niagara…set in nearby Niagara Falls. 5) Buffalo native Rick James ponders a Super Freak. 6) A BBC documentary about the assassination of President McKinley. The shooting happened in Buffalo. (as did the subsequent swearing-n ceremony of Theodore Roosevelt). 7) The only electronic song we know of about Buffalo native Grover Cleveland. 8) Judy Garland sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow…written by Buffalo native Harold Arlen. 9) Amanda Blake, another Buffalo native, as Miss Kitty on an early episode of Gunsmoke. 10) Johnny Horton sings The Battle of New Orleans, about the final battle of the War of 1812. Arkansas connection: written by Jimmy Driftwood.
Arkansas Politics in 2014
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Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, offers a preview of the state's politics in the coming year.
"The Boxer" by Editors
2014's Bucket List
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Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers suggests 12 things you should do in 2014.
Favorite Music of 2013
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Kevin Kinder and Kyle Kellams compare their lists of favorite music for 2013.