
Ozarks At Large

A proposed bill by a local state lawmaker would allow certain people to carry concealed firearms on the state’s college campuses. That bill heads to the House Committee on Education in the Arkansas legislature. But, as Timothy Dennis reports, proponents and opponents of the issue have plenty to say about the bill.
A recent bill in the Arkansas legislature would reward state employees who report waste or inefficiency with state money, and lawmakers speak out on a recently released audit of the state's Medicaid system. And, smaller beef cattle herds in the state caused by last year's drought may result in higher beef prices at the grocery store.

This is our list of items for this morning’s montage of snakes:
- Kaa, the snake from The Jungle Book, sings a hypnotic tune. The voice is provided by the legendary Sterling Holloway.
- Harrison Ford, as Indiana Jones, ponders his next adventure.
- Jim Stafford, now of Branson, sings one of his biggest hits, "Spiders and Snakes."
- The character Snake, from The Simpsons, watches his car get stolen.
- A highlight of Kenny “The Snake” Stabler running for a touchdown for the Oakland Raiders.
- A big (talking?) snake gets zapped in the Harry Potter movie Chamber of Secrets.
- Electric Light Orchestra performing "Don’t Let Me Down."
- The famous Spam skit from Monty Python. (python, get it…)
- The only part of *the* quote from the movie Snakes on a Plane we could put on the air.
- Duran Duran with the song "Union of the Snake."

Katy Henriksen gives us a preview of tonight's Sunday Symphony, in addition to giving us another song performed by Damn Arkansan in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Web Esclusive: Another Performance by Damn Arkansan
Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers tells us about a talk about the West Memphis Three with Mara Leveritt this week in Fort Smith, as well as everything else that's up this week in the area.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, September 17, 302
On this edition of Ozarks, increasing internet access for Arkansans. Also, how legislators are dealing with a deficit for the public school employees health plan.
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.