Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling are seeking the Republican nomination for Arkansas Attorney General. You can see the entire interview here.
Ozarks At Large
Officials with the U.S. Marshals Museum yesterday approved its 2015 budget, which includes allocations for architectural, exhibit and operational costs. President Clinton speaks to the role presidential libraries serve in providing historical context, and state revenue numbers for May came in below what economists expected.
Ahead on Ozarks, workforce officials try to improve job training to meet industry demands. And, we look at the University of Arkansas' autism intervention program.
Ozarks at Large’s insect expert discusses the annual trip the monarch butterflies make from the northern United States to Mexico. He also suggests planting milkweed to help to nourish them as they make their way through your yard.
This month's featured artist for Springdale Public Library's Art in the Park program is Katryna Wade.Becca says free concerts featuring music from “Once a River” are scheduled throughout the listening area.
The University of Arkansas has just completed its first year of a new autism intervention education program. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the curriculum is part of statewide initiative to assist children and families dealing with autism spectrum disorders.
Roby Brock from Talk Business & Politics discusses the possible obstacles to job growth with Grant Tennille and Randy Zook.
The Fayetteville Ale Trail expands northward with the inclusion of Ozark Beer Company in Rogers. The University of Arkansas gets ready to host thousands of Walmart associates and shareholders from around the world. And Keep Arkansas Beautiful celebrates 25 years by recognizing those around the state who have made a difference in beatifying their communities.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, finding balance between nature and technology; we speak with author Richard Louv about nature deficit disorder and possible ways to cure it. Plus, autism spectrum disorder is on the rise in Arkansas. We learn more about the Arkansas Autism Resource and Outreach Center.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how the Children's House in Springdale is trying to help some of the most neglected and abused children in two northwest Arkansas counties. Plus, how a public forum tomorrow, also in Springdale, is designed to stimulate children's learning even when school is not in session.
Last Friday, former president Bill Clinton was at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where doctors are working to find genetic causes of childhood cancer. It’s work that would not be possible without the first map of the human genome, which was completed while Clinton was President. Eleanor Boudreau from our partner station WKNO in Memphis filed this report.
Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas talks to Matt Melson, a wildlife biologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, to find out how wild animals survive in extremely hot and dry conditions.
“New Slang” by The Shins
The Migration Policy Institute based in Washington D.C., with financial support from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation in Little Rock, commissioned Dr. Rafael Jimeno to conduct a scientific survey of Marshallese migrants who’ve settled in Springdale, the first study of it’s kind.
"When I Survey" by Various Artists
First United Methodist Church in Springdale will host a community block party next month.
"Community" by Cluster
Author Megan Bergman talks to Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen about her book “Birds of a Lesser Paradise,” a collection of short stories that was just cited by the Huffington Post as a must-read.
