Nine out of ten gay youth report verbal, sexual, or physical harassment at school. But now gay high school students are taking a stand by organizing, with their straight allies, Gay-Straight Alliances. Nearly 40 GSA clubs have been sanctioned by school districts across Arkansas but not without some resistance. We talk with students, as well as state, and national advocates.Ozarks At Large
Nine out of ten gay youth report verbal, sexual, or physical harassment at school. But now gay high school students are taking a stand by organizing, with their straight allies, Gay-Straight Alliances. Nearly 40 GSA clubs have been sanctioned by school districts across Arkansas but not without some resistance. We talk with students, as well as state, and national advocates.The state's Department of Corrections has announced it will make changes to the state's parole system following calls by Governor Beebe and others to strengthen the supervision and control of parolees in the state. While new unemployment numbers show a decline in the state's business sector, other areas have experienced growth. Opposition is mounting against the White River's designation as a National Blueway. And non-profit organizations looking to Rogers to host baseball tournaments will soon have to pay more to play.
Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, an update on bringing the play "B-Side: Myself" to stage, and a look at how one local farm is training veterans to become farmers themselves. Plus, we talk bitcoins with our tech ambassador, and we celebrate the beginning of summer.
This weekend marks the summer solstice, the official start to summer. We celebrate summer in this week’s montage with commercials, songs, and movie clips of summer.
- "Summertime" by Janis Joplin
- A clip from the movie Dazed and Confused
- Ball Park Frank commercial
- "Summer Nights" from Grease
- A clip from the movie Dirty Dancing
- "Summertime" by the Fresh Prince
- A clip from the movie One Crazy Summer
- "Summertime" by Sublime
- A clip from the movie Wet Hot American Summer
- A clip from the movie Summer of ‘42
- "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran
The annual Armed to Farm program in Northwest Arkansas is a collaboration of many that aims to arm veterans with pitch forks and knowledge in an effort to help them recover from active duty and prepare them for a career in small farming. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas talks with a few of the key players and some vets.
Though we don't normally cover the doom and gloom, Timothy Dennis brings us a roundup of stories from the past week that involved statutes, crimes and punishments, and no Dostoyevsky.
Ahead on Ozarks: we finish our series on the Arkansas Research and Technology Park, and Christina Thomas goes to the farm to find out more about a project connecting U.S. vets to agriculture.Plus, Becca Martin Brown will give us a guide to a low cost weekend of entertainment, and Michael Tilley talks to Kyle about the latest economic numbers for Arkansas and a very odd form of tourism developing to our immediate west.In the final part of our series on the Arkansas Research & Technology Park, we take a look at some of the resources based in the park's Innovation Center, and a look at how the entrepreneurial climate is changing in northwest Arkansas.
The annual Armed to Farm program in Northwest Arkansas is a collaboration that aims to arm veterans with pitch forks and knowledge in an effort to help them recover from active duty and prepare them for a career in small farming. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas talks with a few of the key players and some veterans.
Hudson Hallum was sentenced for election fraud yesterday. And, the Bentonville School District works to correct an issue of too many students in classes.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, distance education will have a strong presence in a program on the University of Arkansas campus next fall, plus Rogers Little Theatre brings a comedy classic to the stage. We go behind the scenes with The Man Who Came To Dinner.
Our energy correspondent Christina Thomas has this followup on the Armed to Farm project.
“Fish Market Slack Key” by Ledward Kaapana
The day after a catastrophic tornado destroyed much of Joplin, Missouri on May 22nd, animal rescue organizations from across the country mobilized to assist in the recovery of beloved family pets and other animals. Donations can be made at www.joplinhumane.org.
Walmart hosted its annual meeting for shareholders today in Fayetteville.
John Jeter, conductor and musical director for the Fort Smith Symphony previews the 2011-2012 season.
"How High the Moon" by Outside the Lines
Becca talks about a music-packed weekend in Northwest Arkansas.
"Stan's Mando Espresso" by Outside the Lines
