
Ozarks At Large

The Big River Steel superproject moves forward in northeast Arkansas, while Central Arkansas Water files intent to sue Exxon Mobile if the company decides to prematurely restart its Pegasus pipeline through Central Arkansas. And, the Beaver Watershed Alliance plans a series of community meetings in southern Washington County to give local stakeholders information regarding best operating practices to help improve water quality in the West Fork watershed of the White River. The schedule and more information for those meetings can be found in this flyer.


The Fayetteville-based soul and blues artist recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio, and among other songs, he performed this one titled "Satin Sheets."
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about one of her favorite restaurants in Goshen.
Here are our clips devoted to quiet, whispering and all manners of silence for our Sunday montage:
1. Bjork sings It's Oh So Quiet.
2. Marlon Brando, as Superman's father, explains the Fortress of Solitude in Superman II.
3. The Five Satins celebrate in The Still of the Night.
4. The members of The Breakfast Club spend time in a library.
5. Another library: George Peppard is shushed at the New York City Library just before he tells Audrey Hepburn he loves her in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
6. Miles Davis' In a Silent Way.
7. King Arthur tells Dennis the Constitutional Peasant to be quiet in Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail.
8. The Ink Spots sign about The Whispering Grass.
9. John Wayne arrives in Ireland in the opening of The Quiet Man.
10. Simon and Garfunkel, of course.
Apologies to: John Cage, Bertolt Brecht and every version of Silent Night. Maybe next time.
1. Bjork sings It's Oh So Quiet.
2. Marlon Brando, as Superman's father, explains the Fortress of Solitude in Superman II.
3. The Five Satins celebrate in The Still of the Night.
4. The members of The Breakfast Club spend time in a library.
5. Another library: George Peppard is shushed at the New York City Library just before he tells Audrey Hepburn he loves her in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
6. Miles Davis' In a Silent Way.
7. King Arthur tells Dennis the Constitutional Peasant to be quiet in Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail.
8. The Ink Spots sign about The Whispering Grass.
9. John Wayne arrives in Ireland in the opening of The Quiet Man.
10. Simon and Garfunkel, of course.
Apologies to: John Cage, Bertolt Brecht and every version of Silent Night. Maybe next time.

Auditions for the SoNA chorale singers, a panel discussion on racial diversity, the annual Mule Jump at Pea Ridge and more in this morning's notes.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 16, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, we talk to a Fayetteville resident whose grandson was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting a year ago. Plus, we learn more about Healing Ministries at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Here are the ten clips (and eleven threes) included in our montage this week:
1. Bob Dorough sings Three is a Magic Number.
2. Larry, Curly and Moe in trouble in A Plumbing We Will Go.
3. Al Pacino utters the most memorable line from Godfather III.
4. The Three Degrees’ biggest hit, When Will I See You Again.
5. Kendall Trainor gives Arkansas a win with his field goal (worth 3 points) in the 1985 Holiday Bowl.
6. An early 1980s jingle for Three Musketeers candy bar.
7. Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase as the likeable, but slow-witted, Three Amigos.
8. The Oscar-winning song It’s Hard to Be a Pimp by Three Six Mafia.
9. Speaking of Oscar, the opening comments from Three Faces of Eve, an Oscar-winner for Joanne Woodward.
10. DOUBLE THREE ALERT! The Three Tenors sing We Three Kings.
Apologies to the little pigs, the bears and Goldilocks, Jan Stenerud, Babe Ruth and that band that sang that song in the 90s.
Becca Martin Brown tells us that July is her favorite time of the year for all of the season announcements that are made.
A recent study suggests that comprehensive immigration reform could mean significantly more revenue for Arkansas and the rest of the nation. Another study shows that Arkansas has seen more police deaths this year than other states. A master plan for downtown Siloam Springs is in the works. SWEPCO gets approval to extend the life of its Flint Creek power plant in Gentry. And, drought returns to Arkansas.
"Beds are Burning" by Midnight Oil
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses dramatic increases in foreclosed homes on the market in the region and the latest in the 2014 race for governor.
Becca Martin Brown gives us the usual "Chinese menu" of entertainment options for the weekend.
"Jumbucco" by Waak Waak Jungi