Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn three things you should know about collecting coins. Plus, we get ready for Hamlet, which will close out this season for TheatreSquared.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, why hundreds of people will be in Rogers this weekend to trade frags, or sections of coral. Plus, we speak to the former First Minister of Scotland about contemporary education.
Former First Minister of Scotland Henry McLeish has a strong passion for education. He often speaks on the roles of education in the United States vs the United Kingdom. He spoke to Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas about learning in a modern society and his political career.
Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says the region's libraries offer plenty this month for their youngest visitors.
Fayetteville's National Cemetery will soon have two acres more of space, after the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation completed the land purchase. And, two special elections are happening today in Washington County.
The latest Talk Business-Hendrix college poll suggests that the two front-runners in this year's gubernatorial race are nearly tied, though a few percentage points could make a difference either way come November. And, the CEO of QualChoice says that the company's recent acquisition by a national health care company may mean more jobs for Arkansas.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the sounds of Spring and Summer are lone without the chirps of frogs. We visit an area pond to hear what's hopping, and we celebrate the croaking amphibian in our Sunday morning montage.
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with the director of special education for the U.S. Department of Education; she says many with disabilities are capable of learning anything and everything that those without disabilities can. Plus, as strawberries begin to pop up in gardens and farmers' markets in the area, a group of national leaders in the industry meet in Fayetteville to discuss sustainable growing practices.
Becca Martin Brown shares a couple of music shows happening this week.
“I’m Waiting for the Man” by Velvet Underground
The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad has been named the 2014 Regional Railway of the Year.
Here are the clips used in this morning's montage about trains:
Polar Express
“Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash
Thomas the Tank Engine
"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie” by Louis Jordan
Murder on the Orient Express
“Casey Jones” by the Grateful Dead
Back to the Future III
The Great Train Robbery
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Stand By Me
“Come on and Ride It” by the Quad City DJs
Here, the group performs "No Other Place Like Home."
at end of show: “Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Night and the Pips