Ozarks At Large

The Arkansas House yesterday defeated a bill that would continue funding for the state's Private Option Medicaid expansion, a recently established organization is encouraging more political participation for women in Arkansas, Fayetteville moves forward with its partnered purchase of land on Mt. Kessler, and Ft. Smith aldermen oppose seeking fines from Whirlpool.

As an African-American college freshman in 1958, Dorothy Marcy thought treatment she received was discrimination. Fifty years later she learned it was for her protection. More on Compassion Fayetteville can be found here.
The issue of net neutrality is back in the news and we ask our tech ambassador for some of the basics.
You can go to Russia to watch Olympic curling. You can go to Springdale to actually play.
The town of More Tomorrow, Belize could have a safe source of water soon with help from students at the University of Arkansas.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville may be a secret for now, but it won't be for long. We'll explain why, and we find out how distance education will have a larger footprint in the University of Arkansas School of Law next fall.
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses Sunday’s Tony Awards.
About 150 people gathered on the grass near the intersection of Knapp Drive and Gifford Avenue in Fayetteville Tuesday to watch the transit of Venus in front of the Sun. Ozarks at Large's Jon Schleuss was there and talked with some of the people watching the event.
Arkansas will end the fiscal year with a surplus of over $67 million; the Fort Smith Board of Directors to decide tonight if an automated trash pickup service will be extended to all of the city; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Venus” by Travka
Walmart’s global retail division is a driving force behind the company’s recent rise in net sales, with 5,600 stores in 26 countries. Doug McMillon, President of Walmart International provides a status report—and response recent allegations of corrupt business practices in Mexico.
“Venus” by Paulinho Mosko
..to view Venus transit the sun is later today. Kyle Kellams talks to a member of the Sugar Creek Astronomical Society about the significance of this event and how to view the transit safely.
For more of this conversation, click here.