
Ozarks At Large

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe was in Texarkana yesterday, where he refused to reveal his future political plans, but offered his opinion on the recent partial shutdown of the federal government. Fayetteville's Owl Creek School next year will become the third school in the district to move to a continuous learning calendar. And the NCAA releases the most recent data on graduation success rates for student athletes.


A Fayetteville company earned a big award from the Department of Energy worth $500,000.
Tinkerbell and all the rest are part of Trike Theater's latest production.

Cynthia Levinson's book, We've Got a Job examines an amazing event during the fight for civil rights. In 1963 thousands of children marched through the segregated city of Birmingham, Alabama.
The Arkansas Poll revealed Arkansans are more pessimistic than they have been in the past. You can read the full results of the poll here.
The Community Clinic of NWA yesterday announced it has received a notable recognition for its implementation of the Patient-Centered Medical Home model of care. And, Fort Smith and Springdale get good jobs news.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, January 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card has numbers, plenty of numbers, relating to 17 public school districts in Washington and Benton Counties. We'll talk to Gary Ritter, the director of the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas about the report. And the three-person band The Room Outside plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll also talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about the week’s news and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers about the upcoming weekend’s entertainment opportunities.
Marla Steele, a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas, is one of just a few researchers studying a rare, Asian eagle.
To see the website devoted to Marla's work, both past and future, click here.
"Dirty Paws" by Of Monsters and Men
Today she brings us Mugs for the Eureka Spring May Arts Festival, plus the town's new park.
Jayme Stone's Room of Wonders will be playing around Northwest Arkansas and helped us kick off Artosphere by stopping by the studio.
So why not celebrate with the number "five?" Mathematician Edmond Harris gives us some insight into the fantastic figure.
"Video Killed The Radio Star" by Ben Folds Five
Here is information about today’s montage dedicated to the number five:
Beethoven’s Fifth as performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
George Brett (#5 for the Kansas City Royals) hits a home run in the 1984 All-Star Game.
The Vogues sing "Five O’clock World."
How to use the fifth amendment in a congressional hearing.
School House Rock’s take on the number five, as sung by native Arkansan Bob Dorough.
A scene from the British series MI-5.
The Fifth Dimension sings "One Less Egg to Fry."
Jack Nicholson orders breakfast his way in Five Easy Pieces.
Lou Bega’s dance hit "Mambo No. 5."
Jack Lord gives his famous line from Hawaii 5-0.
Apologies to: Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio, Brooks Robinson, the chemical element boron, Kurt Vonnegut, the Penatagon and Subway restaurants and their five-dollar footlong jingle.