Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the ill-fated effort to have the White River Watershed designated as a National Blueway. It would have been just the second river to have that designation. Plus Stewart Towns talks to Christina Thomas about his book Enduring Legacy: Rhetoric and Ritual of the Lost Cause. He says the oratory of confederate veterans in the years after the Civil War ended has influenced much of the south’s perspective since.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the ill-fated effort to have the White River Watershed designated as a National Blueway. It would have been just the second river to have that designation. Plus Stewart Towns talks to Christina Thomas about his book Enduring Legacy: Rhetoric and Ritual of the Lost Cause. He says the oratory of confederate veterans in the years after the Civil War ended has influenced much of the south’s perspective since.
In his book Enduring Legacy: Rhetoric and Ritual of the Lost Cause, Stuart Towns argues that without the words expressed during and after the Civil War, the Lost Cause movement in the American South would not have been what it was. Christina Thomas speaks with Towns about the oral history of the Lost Cause and how it has influenced the region today.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, says a big shakeup in the banking world garnered much attention last week.
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
Becca Martin Brown tells us about the newest quasi-wooden roller coaster at Silver Dollar City, which is the only wooden coaster to have inversions.
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.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, what happens when snow and ice force a college to re-schedule finals…including putting finals after commencement? We'll talk to Ray Wallace with the University of Arkansas Fort Smith about how an ice storm can create problems with an academic calendar. And coffee isn't just for breakfast anymore…it's also for a canvas. We'll talk to some people making art out of coffee. And a conversation with Devon Powers. She's written about communication, social media and the commentary economy. She spoke on the University of Arkansas campus recently.
Marla Steele, a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas, is one of just a few researchers studying a rare, Asian eagle.
To see the website devoted to Marla's work, both past and future, click here.
"Dirty Paws" by Of Monsters and Men
Today she brings us Mugs for the Eureka Spring May Arts Festival, plus the town's new park.
Jayme Stone's Room of Wonders will be playing around Northwest Arkansas and helped us kick off Artosphere by stopping by the studio.
So why not celebrate with the number "five?" Mathematician Edmond Harris gives us some insight into the fantastic figure.
"Video Killed The Radio Star" by Ben Folds Five
Here is information about today’s montage dedicated to the number five:
Beethoven’s Fifth as performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
George Brett (#5 for the Kansas City Royals) hits a home run in the 1984 All-Star Game.
The Vogues sing "Five O’clock World."
How to use the fifth amendment in a congressional hearing.
School House Rock’s take on the number five, as sung by native Arkansan Bob Dorough.
A scene from the British series MI-5.
The Fifth Dimension sings "One Less Egg to Fry."
Jack Nicholson orders breakfast his way in Five Easy Pieces.
Lou Bega’s dance hit "Mambo No. 5."
Jack Lord gives his famous line from Hawaii 5-0.
Apologies to: Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio, Brooks Robinson, the chemical element boron, Kurt Vonnegut, the Penatagon and Subway restaurants and their five-dollar footlong jingle.
