Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses two job announcements made in the region this week and the ever-changing political landscape in Arkansas.Ozarks At Large
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses two job announcements made in the region this week and the ever-changing political landscape in Arkansas.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.
Ahead on this fundraising week edition of Ozarks, a look at the Ozark Ice Skating Club, analyzing the recent update to the Arkansas Poll, and lessons from 50 years ago and the Children's March in Birmingham, Ala..
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.
Members of The Ozark Figure Skating Club range in age from the very young to old. The club meets several times a week and is open to anyone willing to learn. 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.
Ahead on Ozarks, how the federal shutdown affected Arkansas businesses. Plus, a conversation with the creators of the new documentary, Breaking Through.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.
Among many nonprofit events in the region this April will be Butterflies and Blooms benefitting Saving Grace, an organization that helps girls who have aged out of foster care.
"Grace" by Jeff Buckley"
Here is the list for our frog montage:
1. Three Dog Night sings the song Joy to the World.
2. A scene from Disney's The Princess and the Frog, set in...
3. ...New Orleans, the home of Clarence "Frogman" Henry, the singer who made I Ain't Got No Home famous.
4. The Budweiser frogs in their commercial debut, first seen during the 1995 Super Bowl.
5. Tex Ritter's version of Froggy Went A Courtin'.
6. Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) and George Costanza (Jason Alexander) consider the video game Frogger.
7. The theme to the video game Frogger.
8. The one and only Michigan J. Frog in the Warner Brothers cartoon Some Froggy Evening.
9. A television ad for the 1972 film Frogs! (very scary of you were nine years old)
10. Kermit, the best muppet, sings It Ain't Easy Being Green.
Apologies to: The Wind in the Willows, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Mark Twain, TCU and Trevor the Frog. Maybe next time.
Becca tells us how to go to jolly old England with a local renaissance fair.
at end of show: "What is Time" by Elephant Revival
The Arkansas Department of Health says that 74 people have died from the flu this season. Meanwhile, the Pulaski County Special School District has its case heard regarding long-standing desegregation concerns.
"Selfoss" Gus Gus, and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2
Jo Luck, the former CEO of Heifer International was on the University of Arkansas campus yesterday as part of the Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Series. She used her time speaking to relay stories of her time working to help improve the lives of people in the developing world through agriculture.
"New West" Mark by Orton
