
Ozarks At Large


The Arkansas General Assembly advances legislation that would bar minors from buying E-cigarettes, as well as legislation that would prohibit the naming of public buildings after actively serving lawmakers. Area school districts are ranked on their online transparency, and the Diamond Hogs finally win on the road, all in today's Segment A.

Here are the ten clips in our montage about Alcatraz this morning:
1) Elvis Presley sings Jailhouse Rock.
2) Paul Muni near the end of the 1931 gem, I Was a Fugitive From a Chain Gang.
3) Sam Cooke’s version of Chain Gang.
4) Clint Eastwood ponders his future in Escape From Alcatraz.
5) The Clash cover I Fought the Law, originally a hit by the Bobby Fuller Four.
6) Robert Redford tries to find where the bodies are buried in Brubaker.
7) Burt Lancaster welcomes back a friend in Birdman of Alcatraz.
8) The Foggy Bottom Boys’ version of In the Jailhouse Now from O Brother! Where Art Thou.
9) Robert De Niro as Al Capone in the Untouchables. Capone was an Alcatraz resident.
10) Johnny Cash sings Folsom Prison Blues.
Meredith Martin-Moats has some thoughts about trying to take stress out of her life.
This is the first weekend of spring, even if there is still a touch of winter around. We prepare for the new season with some advice on hiking trails in the Ozarks.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, October 13, 2013
On this edition of Weekend Ozarks, an invasive rock-snot algae is threatening to take over parts of the White River, plus the latest artist at the Fayetteville Underground is stirring viewers' emotions with his work.
The 88th Arkansas General Assembly convenes this week in its regular biennial session. Jacqueline Froelich spoke with several state Tea Party leaders to see how they've prepared.
"So Long" by Mr. Scruff
Greg Leding, one of forty-four new legislators in Little Rock today, is the latest guest on Unlicensed Opinion and explains to Kyle Kellams and Christopher Spencer of www.ozarksunbound.com what happens after the election but before he's sworn in.
Hear more from the conversation, including how new legislators find out where to sit, here.
"Sleep Away" by Bob Acri
This winter world-class musicians will take the stage at Walton Arts Center and with the launch of SONA at the same venue, this should be a season of classical music to remember.
Monday, a rare chance to see furniture created by a world-renown architect being in a building designed by the same man, Edward Durell Stone.
In 2011 the city of Fayetteville is trying to make it easier for city residents to lower their energy consumption. The official kick off is tomorrow afternoon.
For more information visit www.ecologicalcommunities.org.