A new fellowship program in Arkansas aims to stem the flow of highly skilled college graduates from the state to other areas. And, two of the longer-operating hospital systems in the state announce a merger.
Ozarks At Large
The latest revenue collections by the state came in again above what was originally forecast, while one gubernatorial candidate issues his plan to put mroe funding into Pre-K programs.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, those amphibious harbingers of spring--frogs and toads--are being counted all over Arkansas. We'll find out how the frog watch works, and if the number of frogs in the state is diminishing. And, the AMP is being prepared for its first show. The seats aren't in yet, but work is going on almost around-the-clock to meet a June 1 completion date.
This month, visitors to a bustling Bentonville square can step inside the Visitor's Bureau to take in the serene landscapes of pastel artist Judy Howard.Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there is a wide range of music (some of it free) this week.
It was a year ago this week that an oil spill created a major disruption in an Arkansas town.
Spring break is over; let the deluge of spring events begin.
We meet Tom Krohn, Arkansas Regional Coordinator for FrogWatch USA. Krohn hosts free workshops across the state, training citizen scientists to become certified frog listeners. He will be in Northwest Arkansasa April 8 & 15th at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. To learn more visit Arkansasfrogsandtoads.org.The Walmart AMP's topping off ceremony was Monday, now the rest of the work takes place.
A wet March led Arkansas farmers to plant crops late, but it hasn't necessarily hurt this year's harvest. Plus, the Bentonville School District proposes a traffic study to project what traffic will be like in Centerton once the district's second high school is open for classes.
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a look at the increasing educational accountability standards placed on the nation's 5-year-olds. Plus, Michael Pakko discusses the state's economy, and more.
A new art gallery, dedicated to showing controversial and confrontational works, will open this month. We meet the curators at the new Bottle Rocket gallery.
"Pale September" by Fiona Apple
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.
Becca Martin Brown gives us some idea of what to do this week, whether along with or in spite of the motorcycles, including an air show.
Here is a list of out clips celebrating swashbucklers, buccaneers and pirates:
1. A young Kevin Kline sings on the 1980 cast recording of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance.
2. A pirate creates Cinnamon Crunch for Captain Crunch.
3. The song, Yo Ho Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me that was/is heard in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
4.Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow as heard in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
5. An animated Captain Hook threatens Peter Pan in the Disney classic.
6. Jimmy Buffett considers growing older in his song A Pirate Looks at Forty.
7. Spongebob Squarepants, Patrick and their nemesis The Flying Dutchman.
8. Norah Jones' Chasing Pirates.
9. Bill Mazeroski ends the 1960 World Series (take THAT, Yankees). Only one of two home runs to end a World Series.
10. Robert Newton as Long John Silver in the 1950 version of Treasure Island. Four our money, the best talk-like-a-pirate in pirate movie history.
Apologies to: Arky Vaughan, Roberto Clemente, Doc Ellis, Willie Stargell, Johnny Ray, Jeff King, Hamlet's Danish pirates, all manner of guys with a name of (color)beard, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and radio stations at sea. Maybe next time....
As we continue our monthly What's in a Name? series, we investigate the connection of the name Shiloh to the city of Springdale.
