
Ozarks At Large

We hear about a different Arkansas from Bud Rector. He's spent nearly his entire 98+ years in Yell County.

Arkansas Auditor of State Charlie Daniels announces he will not run for reelection and that he will retire from politics after nearly 30 years as a state constitutional officer. Benton County finishes an assessment regarding storm damage done to county roads last month. Early voting begins today to renew Sebastian County's 1 percent sales tax. And the state's largest non-government food aid charity gets a new chief executive.




Mike Ross and Bill Halter talk Medicaid at the Delta Grassroots Conference, as does Governor Mike Beebe, but Beebe also vaunts work by the state's Department of Higher Education in getting more students into college. And Hillcrest Towers in Fayetteville will be getting a facelift after receiving a sizable federal grant.
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.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a complaint has been filed against a charter school corporation for teaching creationism in Arkansas. Plus, one local couple has made an investment in the futures of underrepresented college students, and we take a look at what's in a name in Benton County.
Classes on Memorial Day, classes in Mexico, and the tale of getting one legislative chamber to vote for the state’s Private Option
"Wherever You Are" by Isaac Hayes
Roiled a century ago by race riots, Harrison is taking pragmatic steps to repair its reputation, and has become culturally diverse, due to the presence of the Harrison Community Task Force on Race Relations. Still, as Jacqueline Froelich reports, a few local
white patriots have come out to mark the town as their territory.
Carson Engineering in Springdale manufactures items for use all over the world.
Becca gives us details on "Divide Light," an opera by Lesley Dill that will soon be presented in Fayetteville.
"Keeper" by Shovels and Rope
Here are the clips for this week's salute to Boston:
1) The Standells sing Dirty Water.
2) Frasier introduces Lilith to Woody for the first time on Cheers.
3) Boston -based new wave group The Cars.
4) Robin Williams, in his Oscar-winning role, recounts Carlton Fisk's legendary World Series home run in Good Will Hunting.
5) Boston native Donna Summer sings about The Last Dance.
6) Havlicek stole the ball! The final seconds of the 1965 NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
7) The Boston Pops play a signature tune, The Stars and Stripes Forever.
8) Jack Nicholson opens up the Oscar-winning The Departed.
9) The final moments of the most underrated TV show in history: St. Elsewhere. Spoiler: it's a snow globe.
10) Dave Loggins and Please Come to Boston.
Apologies to: Mystic River, The Verdict, The Dropkick Murphys, Rob Zombie, Dick Dale, Gone Baby Gone, Ben Affleck, Boston (the band), The Pixies, Aerosmith, Joan Baez, Bill Russell (you're on OUR Mt. Rushmore) and Spencer for Hire. Maybe next time.