Olivia's Basket has built nine homes in Mexico and Honduras, but the organization will hold its first ever public fundraiser next week in Fayetteville.
Ozarks At Large
There are plenty of opportunities to get out during the next few days.
New standards in education are increasing the accountability placed on the nations 5 and 6 year olds. Will it soon be PRE - K through 12?
UALR’s chief economist, Michael Pakko, talks economics with TalkBusiness Arkansas' Roby Brock about employment and unemployment in Arkansas in the last 6 months. Armies of insurance adjusters deploy to Central Arkansas to begin helping their customers file claims for storm damage, and Entergy Arkansas has its own army of crews working to repair the area's infrastructure.
On today's Ozarks, Walmart hosts a sustainability product expo, Mission of Mercy seeks dentists to volunteer their time, a reality show looks to cast Eureka Springs residents, and more.
This spring, a Hollywood casting agent started soliciting Eureka Springs residents to appear in a reality television series about the town. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, an unknown number of Eurekans have signed releases to appear on a project they know little about.
The Arkansas State Dental Association will hold the annual Arkansas Mission of Mercy May 16-17 in Springdale. One dentist involved with organizing the effort says that the annual event attracts thousands of people, both patients and volunteers.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, May 23, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we take a look at a new study that analyzes high school graduation rates in Arkansas. Also Dick Johnson stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
The average cost of a gallon of gas in the state rises, the University of Arkansas successfully raises funds to sponsor uniforms for the Razorback Band, and more – on this edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers reads her Christmas column.
“On the Sunny Side of the Ocean” by John Fahey
Drs. Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields from University of Arkansas' Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to discuss some of the many findings of the 2011 Blair-Rockefeller Poll. In this part, they discuss a few findings, and the success of the Tea Party movement.
"Concerto for 4 Pianos & Strings in A minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Drs. Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields from University of Arkansas' Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to discuss some of the many findings of the 2011 Blair-Rockefeller Poll. In this part, they discuss the changing voting pattern of elderly Americans, the definition of being "Southern," and a few interesting observations to be made in this election cycle.
"Piano Trio. No. 6 in E-flat major Op. 70 No. 2" by Ludwig van Beethoven
