
Ozarks At Large


The Arkansas Secretary of State released a draft of rules for implementing the state's new voter ID law. Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel isn't overly concerned about discrepancies in Exxon-Mobile's reported timeline of the Mayflower oil spill. U.S. Geological Survey officials say that the flooding of the Fourche LaFave River last week was a flood of historic proportions, or at least the largest since record-keeping began on the river. And Fayetteville is ranked as one of the cheaper places to live in the country.



Judge Leon Holmes rejects former state treasurer Martha Shoffner's guilty plea after being unsatisfied with her testimony regarding activities that led to her indictment. Senator Mark Pryor lashes out with his own ad against negative publicity regarding his voting record on gun control. Governor Mike Beebe lauds the state's Unemployment Insurance Program for bouncing back after running out of money a few years ago. Ozark Regional Transit offers free rides throughout the summer to children aged 17 and under. And Tyson Foods acquires a California-based ethnic food operation.


Here is a listing of the ten clips included in this week’s montage of ice-related items.
Apologies to the fans of the movie Ice Castles, fans of Van Halen’s Ice Cream Man and rappers Cube and T. Maybe next time.
- Vanilla Ice sings his biggest (only?) hit, "Ice, Ice, Baby."
- Groucho gets fleeced in A Day at the Races.
- Rock Hudson seeks information from Patrick McGoohan in Ice Station Zebra.
- Camaro-ready rock and roll from Foreigner. The song is "Cold as Ice."
- Pre-game analysis before the legendary 1967 NFL Championship Game, known as the "Ice Bowl." Green Bay beat Dallas 21-17.
- "Ice Cream Man" from a young Tom Waits.
- A portion of the trailer to the first Ice Age film.
- Iceland native Bjork sings "It’s Oh So Quiet"
- Val Kilmer, as Ice Man, gets all sentimental toward the end of Top Gun.
- Theme from the HBO series Game of Thrones, adapted from A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R.R. Martin and filmed partially in Iceland.
Apologies to the fans of the movie Ice Castles, fans of Van Halen’s Ice Cream Man and rappers Cube and T. Maybe next time.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, January 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card has numbers, plenty of numbers, relating to 17 public school districts in Washington and Benton Counties. We'll talk to Gary Ritter, the director of the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas about the report. And the three-person band The Room Outside plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll also talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about the week’s news and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers about the upcoming weekend’s entertainment opportunities.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Our local food ambassador Teresa Maurer tells us peaches and watermelons are at the local farmers markets.
“This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie
Since our series Music Matters began, we’ve heard several musicians explain their musical instrument of choice. The violin, the flute, the trumpet, the base and the cello have received our attention…and now Sophie Kid, the curator of our series, examines the viola. To hear the extra story click here.
Senator Mark Pryor agrees with proposal to extend the Bush tax cuts for people with yearly incomes of $250,000 or less; Arkansas’s congressional delegation wants to make sure the state gets its fair share of federal funds for drought relief efforts; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“The Golden Age” by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour