The Amazeum yesterday announced that it had received a $10 million matching grant from the Walton Family Foundation.Ozarks At Large
The Amazeum yesterday announced that it had received a $10 million matching grant from the Walton Family Foundation.The Arkansas Department of Education yesterday released the annual achievement adequacy report for primary and secondary schools in the state. The state Department of Human Services says that more than 49,000 Arkansans have been automatically enrolled in insurance plans based on a formula by the Arkansas Insurance Department. the director of FEMA under President Clinton declares his candidacy for the Fourth District seat in U.S. Congress. The Marshals Museum in Fort Smith gets a boost, and Mercy Hospital NWA names its new president.
The Arkansas Department of Education yesterday released the annual achievement adequacy report for primary and secondary schools in the state. The state Department of Human Services says that more than 49,000 Arkansans have been automatically enrolled in insurance plans based on a formula by the Arkansas Insurance Department. the director of FEMA under President Clinton declares his candidacy for the Fourth District seat in U.S. Congress. The Marshals Museum in Fort Smith gets a boost, and Mercy Hospital NWA names its new president.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we spend time with a student who is part of the Autism Support Program at the University of Arkansas…a program developed two years ago on campus. And we'll also find out about the plans for Nerdies…a program that will cater toward young people who might not want to spend time on the field or the court, but working with other hobbies and pastimes.
The Arkansas Libertarian Party will be on the 2014 ballot in Arkansas. The party is now trying to make sure they can automatically qualify for the 2016 ballot.
You can't do everything there is to do in the next two months...but we have some suggestions.
In this month's music review, we listen to Let's Be Still, the sophomore album from Seattle-based The Head and the Heart.
Some kids may like athletics or marching band, but one effort in Fayetteville aims to nurture the next generation of nerds in a positive atmosphere.
Two years ago we reported on plans by the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville to establish a comprehensive support program for students with high functioning autism. Nine students are now enrolled. The UA is among two-dozen colleges offering such services.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, january 19, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, lions and tigers and wampus cats? We learn whats in a name when it comes to high school mascots around Arkansas. Plus, lung cancer rates are on the decline in Arkansas while the use of solar energy systems is on the rise.
Michael Jonathan, host of the public radio program WoodSong, will be in Eureka Springs tomorrow for a show. He speaks with Kyle Kellams.
“Tacobell’s Pee-Shooter” by Michael Jonathan
Not forced to hibernate due to inclement weather this winter, Joe Neal has reportedly gone to the loons. He is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.
Do you have a grammar peeve? Our militant grammarian Katherine Shurlds has a list of her top ten.
“Where You At?” by Horace Silver
Yesterday, the University of Arkansas celebrated the dedication of the Epley Center for Health Professions. The center is the home of the University of Arkansas Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, both programs offered in the College of Education and Health Professions.
Ozarks at Large’s Meredith Martin-Moats discovers the joy of foraging and eating wild food.
