Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the ill-fated effort to have the White River Watershed designated as a National Blueway. It would have been just the second river to have that designation. Plus Stewart Towns talks to Christina Thomas about his book Enduring Legacy: Rhetoric and Ritual of the Lost Cause. He says the oratory of confederate veterans in the years after the Civil War ended has influenced much of the south’s perspective since.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the ill-fated effort to have the White River Watershed designated as a National Blueway. It would have been just the second river to have that designation. Plus Stewart Towns talks to Christina Thomas about his book Enduring Legacy: Rhetoric and Ritual of the Lost Cause. He says the oratory of confederate veterans in the years after the Civil War ended has influenced much of the south’s perspective since.
Even though she’s in New Orleans, Becca Martin Brown gets us up to date on music in northwest Arkansas this holiday weekend.
In his book Enduring Legacy: Rhetoric and Ritual of the Lost Cause, Stuart Towns argues that without the words expressed during and after the Civil War, the Lost Cause movement in the American South would not have been what it was. Christina Thomas speaks with Towns about the oral history of the Lost Cause and how it has influenced the region today.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, says a big shakeup in the banking world garnered much attention last week.
Last January the U.S. Department of the Interior designated the White River Watershed as a National Blueway, the second river in the nation to be honored. The title recognizes and supports a new generation of watershed stewardship. But Jeannie Burlsworth, who runs the right-wing property rights group, “Secure Arkansas,” claims the Blueway Program is a covert government operation. Burlsworth has roused so much opposition, that the Arkansas Blueway initiative was forced to shut down.Arkansas's new state treasurer is reshaping policies of the office based on input from employees of the division. The 2014 fiscal year begins today with a new budget for the state, which includes increased spending for Medicaid and higher education. Today is the deadline for public input on the state's new voter ID law. Political commentators ruminate on Tom Cotton's chances for running a successful Senate campaign against Mark Pryor. And, Benton County starts looking at building a new courts building to replace the current one, built in 1928.
Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, new outdoor workout equipment is installed, a new art exhibit opens and a new book is published.
Here are the ten clips of angels and tomboys heard in today’s montage, alternating angels with tomboys.
1) Earth Angel from the Penguins.
2) Scout (Mary Badham) saves Atticus at the courthouse in To Kill a Mockingbird.
3) The great Charley Pride sings To Kiss an Angel Good Morning.
4) Karen Allen’s Marion Ravenwood punches Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
5) John Prine’s wonderful Angel From Montgomery in the very capable hands of Bonnie Raitt.
6) Blair (not a tomboy) learns to appreciate Jo on The Facts of Life.
7) Ray Charles singe Seven Spanish Angels.
8) Peppermint Patty, an underrated character, sits with Charlie Brown.
9) Tatum O’Neal (in an Oscar-winning performance) argues with real-life father Ryan O’Neal in Paper Moon.
10) Lucinda Williams’ Drunken Angel.
Apologies to: anybody who played for that MLB team in Anaheim, Clarence from It’s A Wonderful Life and Kristy McNichol in the first couple of seasons of Family
2) Scout (Mary Badham) saves Atticus at the courthouse in To Kill a Mockingbird.
3) The great Charley Pride sings To Kiss an Angel Good Morning.
4) Karen Allen’s Marion Ravenwood punches Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
5) John Prine’s wonderful Angel From Montgomery in the very capable hands of Bonnie Raitt.
6) Blair (not a tomboy) learns to appreciate Jo on The Facts of Life.
7) Ray Charles singe Seven Spanish Angels.
8) Peppermint Patty, an underrated character, sits with Charlie Brown.
9) Tatum O’Neal (in an Oscar-winning performance) argues with real-life father Ryan O’Neal in Paper Moon.
10) Lucinda Williams’ Drunken Angel.
Apologies to: anybody who played for that MLB team in Anaheim, Clarence from It’s A Wonderful Life and Kristy McNichol in the first couple of seasons of Family
Roscoe Bandana recently played at Gulley Park, and will soon play again in Siloam Springs and at the Harvest Music Festival on Mulberry Mountain. Here they are playing their tune "Heartbreak Shake."
Becca Martin Brown tells us about the newest quasi-wooden roller coaster at Silver Dollar City, which is the only wooden coaster to have inversions.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks, the effort to help residents with some college credit finish their degrees will get a big boost next week when six area institutions of higher learning will combine for a Come Back to College Fair at the Jones Center in Springdale. Plus, we explain the place where advanced math and crochet meet....and looking for the place where mindfulness and mental health intersect.
The University of Arkansas has just completed its first year of a new autism intervention education program. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the curriculum is part of statewide initiative to assist children and families dealing with autism spectrum disorders.
"Red Paper Lanterns" by Maybeshewill
Becca says free concerts featuring music from “Once a River” are scheduled throughout the listening area.
This month's featured artist for Springdale Public Library's Art in the Park program is Katryna Wade.
"The Rivers That Run Beneath This City" by The Calm Blue Sea
Ozarks at Large’s insect expert discusses the annual trip the monarch butterflies make from the northern United States to Mexico. He also suggests planting milkweed to help to nourish them as they make their way through your yard.
at end of show: "Johnny's June" by Gable Bradley Band
Ozark Regional Transit is launching it's new route 620 today, which will connect small towns throughout Washington County to one another, and to the larger transit system in the region. The two GOP candidates for Lieutenant Governor that will face off in a runoff election later this month sound off on their views regarding medical marijuana. And, ArcBest Corporation announces its plans to build a new headquarters at Chaffee Crossing, an investment worth $30 million.
“To Althea From Prison” by Fairport Convention
