Hospital purchases, legislative shifts and policy changes all mean a different world for Arkansans and healthcare. Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics leads a discussion about possible ramifications.Ozarks At Large
Hospital purchases, legislative shifts and policy changes all mean a different world for Arkansans and healthcare. Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics leads a discussion about possible ramifications.The Arkansas State Police will soon be on the lookout for drivers who are texting or are otherwise distracted while behind the wheel, and unemployment declines in the area.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, why hundreds of people will be in Rogers this weekend to trade frags, or sections of coral. Plus, we speak to the former First Minister of Scotland about contemporary education.
Former First Minister of Scotland Henry McLeish has a strong passion for education. He often speaks on the roles of education in the United States vs the United Kingdom. He spoke to Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas about learning in a modern society and his political career.
Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says the region's libraries offer plenty this month for their youngest visitors.
Fayetteville's National Cemetery will soon have two acres more of space, after the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation completed the land purchase. And, two special elections are happening today in Washington County.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the man who has been intimately connected with the Nobel Peace Prize for the past quarter-century talks about the process for selecting a recipient and some of the controversies associated with the honor.For the past twenty-five years one man has had an intimate connection with the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn more about a state rule that allows Arkansas children in state custody to be placed with fictive kin. Plus, the duo Still on the Hill stops by the studio to discuss their latest CD titled “Once a River.”
Popular Branson, Missouri has hundreds of attractions, but no regional history museum-until now. We travel to Branson to talk with the town mayor and historian about how Branson came to be a billion-dollar tourist destination in the rural Ozarks.
"Luka Chuppi" from the movie Rang De Basanti
The first seven students graduated earlier this week from the University of Arkansas’ Launch Program that brings young adults with developmental disabilities to campus for a three-year program.
A new community garden at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Springdale hopes to build a connection between the church and the community, and provide people with healthy produce.
Local fine folk artist Linda Sheets is currently working on a book about rescued dogs, a project that hopes to raise funds to help rescue organizations around the country.
More information is available at www.scratchingthrough.blogspot.com and www.blue-eyedponystudio.com.
For a video tour of Sheets’ studio, click here.
Stand-up comic Mike Merryfield will perform tonight at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville. He spoke with Kyle Kellams earlier this week about his comedy style.
