Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, examines how the federal government’s partial closure has affected Arkansas in his weekly recap of the state’s business and political news.Ozarks At Large
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, examines how the federal government’s partial closure has affected Arkansas in his weekly recap of the state’s business and political news.
A nuisance algae, Didymosphenia Geminata, nicknamed “didymo” has been documented in the tailwaters of several dam sites on the White River Watershed. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, conservationists have launched a public campaign to make sure it doesn’t spread further. (Photo: Mark Hoddle, UC Riverside)State legislators continue to ponder potential solutions to the teacher insurance crisis in Arkansas. Another Fayetteville school could start with a continuous learning calendar next school year. And Arkansas State Police will start issuing electronic tickets across the state, as opposed to the sometimes illegible handwritten ones, in just less than three months.
Nothing has happened to Brick Fields, the Fayetteville-based blues duo...except they won the 2013 Ozark Blues Society's challenge, added members to their band and released their new CD. To celebrate they came to the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, teaching children about the arts, through both live theatre and one really big painting. Plus, our Sunday morning montage and more.
Huntsville resident, Tobe Bohannan just turned 100. But instead of being idle like most of his peers, "Mr. Tobe" continues to work full time-- as a security and maintenance man at a local primary school. Plus? In the summer, he operates his own private concrete finishing business. And he has a handshake to prove it.Here are our 11 clips (listen closely) for our montage devoted to courts, lawyers and juries...
1) The Long Ryders (a much under appreciated band) rev it up on Tell it to the judge on Sunday.
2) Jack Nicholson prepares to tell Tom Cruise the truth in A Few Good Men.
3) Julianna Margulies holds her own, and then some, on The Good Wife.
4)Warren Zevon asks for Lawyers, Guns and Money.
5) Peter Boyle, Craig T. Nelson and Bill Murray in the courtroom in Where the Buffalo Roam.
6) The theme from Night Court, an NBC sitcom in the 80s. written by Jack Elliott and featuring Ernie Watts on sax.
7) Michael K. Williams as the best (the best!) character in the history of television, Omar Little, in The Wire.
8)Blossom Dearie sings My Attorney Bernie, written by Dave Frishberg.
9) Henry Fonda holds his ground in 12 Angry Men.
10) The Law & Order sound.
11) Jackson Browne sings about Lawyers in Love.
Apologies to: Harry Hamlin and the cast of L.A. Law, The Paper Chase, Fall Out Boy, Atticus Finch and Inherit the Wind. Maybe next time.
1) The Long Ryders (a much under appreciated band) rev it up on Tell it to the judge on Sunday.
2) Jack Nicholson prepares to tell Tom Cruise the truth in A Few Good Men.
3) Julianna Margulies holds her own, and then some, on The Good Wife.
4)Warren Zevon asks for Lawyers, Guns and Money.
5) Peter Boyle, Craig T. Nelson and Bill Murray in the courtroom in Where the Buffalo Roam.
6) The theme from Night Court, an NBC sitcom in the 80s. written by Jack Elliott and featuring Ernie Watts on sax.
7) Michael K. Williams as the best (the best!) character in the history of television, Omar Little, in The Wire.
8)Blossom Dearie sings My Attorney Bernie, written by Dave Frishberg.
9) Henry Fonda holds his ground in 12 Angry Men.
10) The Law & Order sound.
11) Jackson Browne sings about Lawyers in Love.
Apologies to: Harry Hamlin and the cast of L.A. Law, The Paper Chase, Fall Out Boy, Atticus Finch and Inherit the Wind. Maybe next time.
Maser, an artist from Ireland, was back in Arkansas to work on another new piece of public art.
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Remembering Some of the People We Lost in 2013
On this special edition of Ozarks we hear again some of the voices we lost during 2013, including Bill Harrison, Curley Miller, Ivan Denton and Dick Renko.
A.K. Blake explains the hows, whys and not-to-dos of fire spinning. He’ll perform Saturday night at the Firefly Fling at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.
Fort Smith native Robyn Horn will lecture at the
The Cole Reeves Band will open for David Allan Coe tonight at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Tickets are available at hardluckentertainment.com.
Exxon-Mobil is laying the blame for the March rupture of its Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower on manufacturing defects, though the Sierra Club of Arkansas doesn't buy into the claim. Senator John Boozman says that the solution to lowering interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans is to tie those interest rates to rates on U.S. Treasury notes. And the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program yesterday announced more than $2 million in grants to projects in 41 counties, including several in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas River Valley.
"Trying Your Luck" by The Strokes
As many as sixty gay and lesbian owned businesses operate in Eureka Springs, and to better promote their industry, operators are organizing a business guild--the first like it in Arkansas.
