
Ozarks At Large

Here are the pieces used in today's pop culture montage dealing with asking questions.
- The Moonglows with their hit "Who Wrote The Book of Love"
- The ultimate question, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop
- Bob Dylan with his breakout 1963 hit "Blowin in the Wind"
- Laurence Olivier asks Dustin Hoffman "Is it safe?" in the chilling thriller Marathon Man
- The Big Bopper wonders "Who Put the Bop in the Bop-Shoo-Bob"
- The question that many Verizon customers continually ask: "Can you hear me now?"
- Dionne Warwick asks "Do You Know The Way To San Jose"
- The famous scene from Dallas that left many asking who shot J.R.?
- Robert De Niro nearly loses his wits when he asks his taxi-driving reflection "Are you talking to me?"
- Rockapella asks "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"

We take a look back at the accident at Arkansas Nuclear One and the oil spill in Faulkner County, Arkansas GOP efforts to raise awareness about the new voter ID law and an effort by the city of Fayetteville to keep air traffic control operations running at Drake Field.




State Republicans gear up for an awareness campaign in the wake of their veto override of a controversial voter ID law, a NWA Council survey finds that the area is ripe for another low-cost air carrier, and state revenue collections for March come in below budget officials' forecasts.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 9, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about undergrounding. Plus, a conversation with the author of "Hanging On Upside Down: The Life and work of Marianne Moore."
Tableside Theater is a new theater company that's bringing live performance to local restaurants.
“Transitions” by El Ten Eleven
Dan and Terri Hein, and Bob McArarny recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to talk with the host of the Generic Blues Show Paul Kelso. One of the songs they performed was titled “Let’s Have Some Fun.”
We have more on the Arkansas General Assembly's override of Governor Mike Beebe's veto on what is now one of the more restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country. And, Arkansas' contingent to the U.S. Senate talk about the public response they have received regarding the sequester.
"Amy" by Pure Prairie League
Many Arkansas cities have regulations in place aimed at protecting the health of the landscape and natural beauty within their cities’ limits. But, as OAL’s Timothy Dennis reports, officials with one local city feel that a new bill in the Arkansas General Assembly threatens the implementation of those regulations.
Why can we recycle our clear plastic pop bottles and milk jugs—but not clear plastic strawberry boxes? Or yogurt containers? As Jacqueline Froelich discovers, it’s all about resins and MRFs (material recovery facilities).