It is never too early or too late to start thinking about retirement. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Dr. Craig Rennie, managing director of the Garrison Financial Institute, about the Three Things to Know about saving for retirement.
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An external audit of a deficit at the University of Arkansas' Division of Advancement was released yesterday and U of A officials responded to the report a few hours later.Madison County residents won't see a sales tax increase, and the city sales tax in Siloam Springs will be split a little bit differently after special elections yesterday. The future site of the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith has moved slightly to another riverfront parcel that's twice the size. Residents in Benton County won't receive disaster aid for damage caused by the August storms. And more new jobs are coming to Fort Smith by way of another firearms-related company.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Arkansas Congressman Tom Cotton talks to Roby Brock about why he supports military action in Syria. Plus the new art gallery, Bottle Rocket, prepares for lift off in Fayetteville. We also hear comments from Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. He spoke yesterday on the University of Arkansas campus.
Fourth District Congressman Tom Cotton this weekend told Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, why he supports military action in Syria.
Dr. Rajiv Shah spoke at the University of Arkansas yesterday. In his lecture and the Q&A session that followed, he called for more public-private partnerships to invest in the developing world.The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care is working to improve conditions at nursing homes throughout the state. And tax elections are taking place today in Madison County and Siloam Springs, while early voting begins for a millage increase in Bentonville.
Ahead on this Monday edition of Ozarks: the inspiration for the novel The Red Kimono. Jan Morrell explains how her family's history was a starting point for her book about American citizens taken to internment camps during World War II. Plus the campus of Arkansas Tech University-Ozark prepares for a milestone and why changes to the Arkansas River are part of a plan to help the entire region grow.
Jan Morrill used the real-life events of her mother’s life to serve as inspiration for her novel The Red Kimono.For more about the novel, click here.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with author An Na. Plus, we go behind-the-scenes at KNWA.
Among many nonprofit events in the region this April will be Butterflies and Blooms benefitting Saving Grace, an organization that helps girls who have aged out of foster care.
"Grace" by Jeff Buckley"
Here is the list for our frog montage:
1. Three Dog Night sings the song Joy to the World.
2. A scene from Disney's The Princess and the Frog, set in...
3. ...New Orleans, the home of Clarence "Frogman" Henry, the singer who made I Ain't Got No Home famous.
4. The Budweiser frogs in their commercial debut, first seen during the 1995 Super Bowl.
5. Tex Ritter's version of Froggy Went A Courtin'.
6. Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) and George Costanza (Jason Alexander) consider the video game Frogger.
7. The theme to the video game Frogger.
8. The one and only Michigan J. Frog in the Warner Brothers cartoon Some Froggy Evening.
9. A television ad for the 1972 film Frogs! (very scary of you were nine years old)
10. Kermit, the best muppet, sings It Ain't Easy Being Green.
Apologies to: The Wind in the Willows, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Mark Twain, TCU and Trevor the Frog. Maybe next time.
Becca tells us how to go to jolly old England with a local renaissance fair.
at end of show: "What is Time" by Elephant Revival
The Arkansas Department of Health says that 74 people have died from the flu this season. Meanwhile, the Pulaski County Special School District has its case heard regarding long-standing desegregation concerns.
"Selfoss" Gus Gus, and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2
Jo Luck, the former CEO of Heifer International was on the University of Arkansas campus yesterday as part of the Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Series. She used her time speaking to relay stories of her time working to help improve the lives of people in the developing world through agriculture.
"New West" Mark by Orton
