Last January the U.S. Department of the Interior designated the White River Watershed as a National Blueway, the second river in the nation to be honored. The title recognizes and supports a new generation of watershed stewardship. But Jeannie Burlsworth, who runs the right-wing property rights group, “Secure Arkansas,” claims the Blueway Program is a covert government operation. Burlsworth has roused so much opposition, that the Arkansas Blueway initiative was forced to shut down.Ozarks At Large
Last January the U.S. Department of the Interior designated the White River Watershed as a National Blueway, the second river in the nation to be honored. The title recognizes and supports a new generation of watershed stewardship. But Jeannie Burlsworth, who runs the right-wing property rights group, “Secure Arkansas,” claims the Blueway Program is a covert government operation. Burlsworth has roused so much opposition, that the Arkansas Blueway initiative was forced to shut down.Arkansas's new state treasurer is reshaping policies of the office based on input from employees of the division. The 2014 fiscal year begins today with a new budget for the state, which includes increased spending for Medicaid and higher education. Today is the deadline for public input on the state's new voter ID law. Political commentators ruminate on Tom Cotton's chances for running a successful Senate campaign against Mark Pryor. And, Benton County starts looking at building a new courts building to replace the current one, built in 1928.
Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, new outdoor workout equipment is installed, a new art exhibit opens and a new book is published.
Here are the ten clips of angels and tomboys heard in today’s montage, alternating angels with tomboys.
1) Earth Angel from the Penguins.
2) Scout (Mary Badham) saves Atticus at the courthouse in To Kill a Mockingbird.
3) The great Charley Pride sings To Kiss an Angel Good Morning.
4) Karen Allen’s Marion Ravenwood punches Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
5) John Prine’s wonderful Angel From Montgomery in the very capable hands of Bonnie Raitt.
6) Blair (not a tomboy) learns to appreciate Jo on The Facts of Life.
7) Ray Charles singe Seven Spanish Angels.
8) Peppermint Patty, an underrated character, sits with Charlie Brown.
9) Tatum O’Neal (in an Oscar-winning performance) argues with real-life father Ryan O’Neal in Paper Moon.
10) Lucinda Williams’ Drunken Angel.
Apologies to: anybody who played for that MLB team in Anaheim, Clarence from It’s A Wonderful Life and Kristy McNichol in the first couple of seasons of Family
2) Scout (Mary Badham) saves Atticus at the courthouse in To Kill a Mockingbird.
3) The great Charley Pride sings To Kiss an Angel Good Morning.
4) Karen Allen’s Marion Ravenwood punches Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
5) John Prine’s wonderful Angel From Montgomery in the very capable hands of Bonnie Raitt.
6) Blair (not a tomboy) learns to appreciate Jo on The Facts of Life.
7) Ray Charles singe Seven Spanish Angels.
8) Peppermint Patty, an underrated character, sits with Charlie Brown.
9) Tatum O’Neal (in an Oscar-winning performance) argues with real-life father Ryan O’Neal in Paper Moon.
10) Lucinda Williams’ Drunken Angel.
Apologies to: anybody who played for that MLB team in Anaheim, Clarence from It’s A Wonderful Life and Kristy McNichol in the first couple of seasons of Family
Roscoe Bandana recently played at Gulley Park, and will soon play again in Siloam Springs and at the Harvest Music Festival on Mulberry Mountain. Here they are playing their tune "Heartbreak Shake."
Angels and Tomboys, a new exhibit at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is now open. The exhibit features works that show the changing nature of girlhood after the Civil War.
The new outdoor workout area near John Brown University is only the second one put in place by a city in the state, and is the result of a partnership between the city, JBU and Bridges to Wellness in Siloam Springs.
Jim Fairbanks’ new memoir examines his life since a diagnosis of type one diabetes.
More about the book at makesusstronger.comIn our weekly review of the headlines, we take a look at groups and organizations that are on the hook for more money, and one organization getting a sizable amount of money.
On this edition of Ozarks, a preview of the angels and tomboys in an exhibit opening at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art this weekend. It is the final time the exhibit will be seen before the art is returned to owners. Plus Ocie Fisher and her band inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio in advance of their free concert at the Fayetteville Public Library tomorrow.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, while there won't be a red carpet, Eureka Springs will recognize achievement in independent film this weekend. Plus, an exhibit allowing patrons to get hands-on with some of the first pages and books ever printed. And, Becca Martin Brown talks haggis.
That's the question that Fabio Mendez, an economics professor at the University of Arkansas, sought to answer with his latest paper.
Depending on your musical taste, Becca Martin Brown suggests watching Murder By Death or The Pop Ups.
The saugeye, a hybridization of the walleye and sauger, is being introduced to the smallest lakes in Bella Vista.
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According to a study by the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, the number of adults getting immunized is up 300% from last year.
"True collaboration is that willingness to extend yourself to a new place but in a way that does not feel like anything has been given up," says singer-songwriter Tift Merritt. While collaboration between musicians of different genres is nothing new, it's difficult to do well. The album "Night," a collaboration between Merritt and classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein, does just that. Reviewer Katy Henriksen explores the collaboration in which classical composers like Schubert and Purcell connect seamlessly to Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," the folk traditional "Wayfaring Stranger," a Leonard Cohen inspired instrumental and much more to create a singular song cycle that could only come from these two musicians.
