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In addition to bugs, our insect expert, Dr. Donald Steinkraus, likes music. We look at instances of insects in rock and roll.
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We celebrate National Novel Writing Month with a "book and writer" montage of songs and film clips.
- "Paperback Writer" The Beatles
- Nicholas Cage in Adaptation
- "Everyday I Write the Book" Elvis Costello
- The Shining
- Deconstructing Harry
- "Book I Read" Talking Heads
- Romancing the Stone
- "Lady Writer" Dire Straits
- Capote
- "who Wrote the Book of Love" the Montones
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Several stories from the past week, as with most weeks, centered around money. We look at some of those stories in this morning's week in review.
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Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the National Veterans Golden Age Games are set to take over Fayetteville and the region this weekend; we speak with one 79-year-old Vietnam veteran who hopes to win in his competitions, and we speak with an Arkansas elder who decided to obtain his GED many, many years after his high school years had passed. Plus, while many eyes are on the happenings at the World Cup, we attend a sports match of a different nature, polo, in Bentonville.
The best guess is that the 500,000th resident in the four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area arrived today.
at end of show: "Henry and the Great Salt Lake" by Don't Stop Please
Only five swimming beaches were closed throughout Arkansas during the Memorial Day weekend, as E. Coli hot spots haven't been as bad so far as in previous years. And, passage of a water projects bill in Congress may mean federal money for waterway infrastructure projects in Arkansas.
"Blue Buildings" by Aunt Martha
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses the primary election results and more in his weekly business and political news recap.
The President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands visited Northwest Arkansas over the weekend, to join thousands of Ozark islanders in celebrating their nation’s 35th Constitution Day.
Jacqueline Froelich attended opening ceremonies Friday evening and brings us some sounds of the gathering.
Becca reminds us the Gulley Park Summer Concert Series begins Thursday.