Ozarks At Large

Today, Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas has news about tax cuts, the governor's race, and Walmart's new sustainability goals.

Recent numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Arkansas' unemployment rate remains lower than the national average, though the size of the state's workforce has shrank. Governor Mike Beebe touts the state's growing art tourism industry, Senator Mark Pryor's reelection bid will determine whether a Democrat can still be competitive in the state, and the Razorbacks split a series over the weekend, while the Naturals drop another three-game set at home.

Here are the 11 clips heard during today’s hat montage;

1. Joe Cocker’s version of "You Can Leave Your Hat On."
2. The greatest Bond villain of the them all, Oddjob, throws his lethal bowler.
3. "Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat" by Bob Dylan.
4. From the late 1950’s, a commercial for Mattel’s beanie copter.
5. Fred Astaire sings "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails." From the movie Top Hat.
6. Woody Woodpecker and Wally Walrus debate just what is a top hat.
7. Gene Watson gives birth to a great phrase in his song "All Hat No Cattle."
8. Maggie Smith gets the sorting hat ready in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
9. Carmen Miranda (who else?) and the song "The Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat." From the movie The Gang’s All Here.
10. Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks, needs his hat in Toy Story.
11. The Men Without Hats sing "The Safety Dance."

Apologies to: Prince and his Raspberry Beret, the men Waiting for Godot, the Mad Hatter, Davy Crockett, Laurel and Hardy, and every character from Miller’s Crossing. Maybe next time.

Jacqueline Froelich visits a local beauty school to learn what it takes to become a licensed professional stylist, and is given a haircut, by future professional, Leah Conrad. For details about classes, visit the Paul Mitchell website and search for Fayetteville.