
Ozarks At Large

Late last week, the federal Department of Health and Human Services accepted Arkansas's plan for Medicaid expansion. The city of Bentonville will give away compost and wood mulch this week. A couple of roads close or otherwise reroute in the River Valley starting today. And gas prices dropped slightly in Arkansas over the past week.



Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us of a man originally from Bhutan who is trying to help rebuild an ancient monestary in his homeland.
With this morning's montage, we say several goodbyes; to Summer, to a famed Yankees pitcher, and to one of our longest-tenured colleagues at KUAF. Here are our 10 pop culture references we used to say goodbye.
- "So Long, Farewell" from the Sound of Music
- Lou Gehrig's farewell speech
- "Goodbye my Lover" by James Blunt
- ET says his goodbye
- The famous words from Gone With The Wind
- "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles
- The Friends leave the apartment for the final time
- "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John
- Jim Carey tells his fare goodbye at the beginning of Dumb and Dumber
- Leaving Casablanca for the final time
- Johnny Carson bids his final farewell to the audience during his final time hosting The Tonight Show
The Arkansas Center For The Book this week made its selection for the 2013 If All Arkansas Read The Same Book Program. Kyle Kellams spoke with Vivienne Schiffer, the author of the novel Camp Nine, this year's selection.



Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, December 20, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks, a company that began on the University of Arkansas campus is on a list of 2013's top technological inventors. Plus the founders of the Early Morning Bourbon Girls…Rebecca Champagne and Meredith Martin Moats…talk about the band's upcoming reunion show at Maxine's Tap Room and play a couple of songs inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
Michael Tilley from www.thecitywire.com discusses what will and won’t be on November ballot, and more.
jkhjkhjkA new report issued yesterday by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families describes how the state's burgeoning immigrant child population, refereed to as the “Critical Generation,” ought to be perceived as critical to Arkansas' future economic success. You can read the report here: http://www.aradvocates.org/assets/PDFs/Child-Welfare/Critical-Generation-Report-Web-Version.pdf
“My Only Swerving” by El Ten Eleven
Today's entertainment includes opera, magic with Tommy Terrific, a performance by folk songwriter Melanie.
Author and exercise expert Jeanette DePatie has written “The Fat Chick Works Out” designed to encourage people of all ages and sizes to get in better shape.
“Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
Jodi Beznoska from the Walton Arts Center tells us when tickets for a few upcoming performances at the center and the AMP go on sale.