Ozarks At Large

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Monday, January 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Springdale claims the lead in job creation for Arkansas, plus a story of moving from small-town Arkansas to post-punk fame: this week’s edition of Arkansongs highlights the career of Beth Ditto…and in about six minutes, an update on the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas now that the calendar has turned.
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