Several musicians and singers will gather for a free Pete Seeger concert and sing-a-long.
Ozarks At Large
A woman born and educated in western Arkansas played a big part in making "We Shall Overcome" a popular anthem.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers begins her advice on how to spend Valentine's Day.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses Governor Beebe's comments about Whirlpool and more from the week in news.Wagers on electronic games of skill set new Arkansas records in 2013. Martha Shoffner is indicted on federal mail fraud charges. Congressman Tim Griffin is considering a run for lieutenant governor. And Senators Pryor and Boozman are honored for their work on Capitol Hill on behalf of National Guard troops.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an event fit for your very own Pagnozzi princess, and a one-woman performance parodies what happens after 'happily ever after.' Plus, a new facility helps one organization provide goodwill to the state.
Echo Sibley's one-woman show, "Flipping Channels in the Estrogen Zone," will be performed Sunday and Monday nights at the Stolen Glass, and Friday night at Caribe Restaurant in Eureka Springs.
Pagnozzi Charities is hosting its first Princess for a Day event Feb. 22 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.Becca Martin Brown has more on the first installment of a series in the Knox Street Book Club at the Clayton House in Fort Smith.
Today's Hunstville District Court has been rescheduled for next Thursday, send applications for Fayetteville City Boards and commissions to city_clerk@fayetteville-ar.gov, and grab a snack pack tomorrow morning.
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Friday, March 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about new standardized public eduction testing that will be tried in schools as part of the new Common Core cirriculum. Also, Little Chief performs a song of their new album.
Census figures released last week show Benton County is the fastest growing county in the state; Washington County came in fourth. Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks to Mike Harvey, the Chief Operating Officer at Northwest Arkansas Council, about the figures.
Becca Martin-Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has road-trip suggestions for the long weekend.
“Glass” by Joy Division
Northwest Arkansas ticks are out earlier this year than last because of warmer temperatures. Ozarks at Large's Jon Schleuss talks with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a local entomologist. What diseases do they spread? How to remove them? And what's the best defense?
Earlier this week, Dick Bennett, the founder of the Omni Center, and Emily Kaitz, a past participant in the event, visited KUAF to talk about this year’s tour.
More information is available at www.omnicenter.org.
Our history expert Dr. Bill Smith looks back at the contentious relationship the United States Supreme Court, the White House and Congress have shared in the past.
