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To read the public comments submitted regarding SWEPCO's application to the Arkansas Public Service Commission, click here and select docket # 13-041-U.
Both the state's Insurance Commissioner and Congressman Tim Griffin agree that the federal government's decision to delay implementation of the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act is good, though Griffin sees the delay as a political ploy. Hillary Clinton is honored today in Little Rock. And Governor Mike Beebe urges Arkansans is spreading awareness about preventing summer forest fires.



What curiosity, a bit of free time and some maps can reveal about one town.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, October 18, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks:the gavel has come down to begin a special session of the Arkansas Legislature. Chris Hickey reports on the opening afternoon of a session dedicated to solving, if only temporarily, a projected spike in insurance rates for public school employees in the state. Plus: our usual Friday conversations with Michael Tilley from The City Wire and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers. And Antoinette Grajeda tries to discover the lure of following festivals for one retailer who is selling her wares right now at Mulberry Mountain for the Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Festival.
Dan Craft with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers is here to discuss a very special project – something about a museum.
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the aftermath of the closing of the Whirlpool plant in Fort Smith. He also has an update regarding the one-percent prepared food tax.
“Whirlpool” by Richmond Fontaine
Speaker Carlos Velazquez has lived with the Inuit, and is in northwest Arkansas to tell us about their struggle to survive in a changing environment.
Walton Arts Center has something special for Scotch enthusiasts today. Also on the list, musician John Oates performs tonight at UARK Bowl, and the Ozark Folk Festival starts tonight in Eureka Springs.
“One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer” by John Lee Hooker
Author Bill Walker visited KUAF to discuss his book “Nazi’s Nightmare.” Walker found out about his father’s secret agent past after discovering a chest full of documents authored by him.
“Blues Five Spot” by Thelonious Monk