Becca Martin Brown has some (but not all) of the suggestions for warm-weather music here.
Ozarks At Large
On this Election Day in Arkansas, the three GOP candidates seeking their party's nomination for attorney general talk to Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics.
The Veterans’ Health Care System of the Ozarks, based in Fayetteville, has installed a large solar array on it’s forested campus. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the alternative energy project is part of an ambitious U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs environmental program.
Speaker of the Arkansas House wants to call a special session of the state legislature to deal with problems with the insurance program for public school employees, and Crawford County officials are hopeful that county voters will approve a sales tax increase that would help the county build a new jail.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, taking steps to improve juvenile justice in Arkansas, and the brand new Hope Supply Center in Bentonville helps those diagnosed with breast cancer in many ways.
Last Friday, the Hope Supply Center, a service of the Breast Cancer Society, opened on Walton Blvd. The center will offer supplies, such as wigs and bras, to those affected by breast cancer. Becca says that there will be plenty of opportunities to hear about architecture as a new lecture series begins at Crystal Bridges.
Bo Bartlett and Betsy Eby collaborated on a documentary about their years-long art road trip. They discussed the project while at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art last month.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business and Politics, looks back at a busy week in Arkansas.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, June 6, 2014
Ahead on this busy Friday edition of Ozarks, from Pharrell to Harry Connick Jr; celebrities took the stage this morning in Fayetteville for the Walmart Shareholders meeting, where there were also a few business items discussed. And, we take a trip along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a controversial swine breeding operation began business.
Pat Hall, John Stires and Ezra Idlet will be joined by other friends Tuesday night, July 3rd, for the latest concert in the Music on the Mountain series on Mt. Sequoyah.
Elected officials, agencies and advocacy groups across Arkansas evaluate yesterday’s Supreme Court decision regarding President Obama’s healthcare law; today’s the last day for Whirlpool in Fort Smith; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Black Mandolin Boogie” by Otis Taylor
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art prepares to open its latest exhibition Declaration: Birth of America to the public Saturday. More information is available at www.crystalbridges.org.
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While most states will now have to hustle to meet the January 2014 deadline to set up state health insurance exchanges—marketplaces for individuals and businesses to purchase federally mandated health insurance—Arkansas is way ahead of the curve. We talk with state insurance commissioner, Jay Bradford.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says this weekend is going to be interesting.
