For the last Tuesday of the month we have an overview of theater for the coming weeks, including the production of Waiting to be Invited by S.M. Shephard-Massat on the University of Arkansas campus.
Ozarks At Large
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, is none too pleased with a recent decision made by the Arkansas Legislature.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Media says there is a musical homecoming tonight and tomorrow night at George's.
Asa Hutchinson is seeking the governor's job in 2014. He tells Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas why.
The strawberry was once a boon crop in the middle United States. A recent donation to the University of Arkansas from the Walmart Foundation is intended to bring the crop back to the interior of the country.As the U.S. Supreme Court takes on issues of gay marriage this week, Arkansans are mostly unchanged in their views on the subject. State lawmakers yesterday held a conference regarding the Big River Steel mill super project in Osceola, and state economic officials say that while the deal has risks, precautions have been taken in drafting said deal. And, Governor Mike Beebe says he vetoed a controversial voter ID bill yesterday because he feels it is a redundant law.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a coal-fired power plant may be forced to shut down unless it can meet new EPA standards. Plus, he learn a little bit more about the Arkansas history the Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History at the University of Arkansas has collected.Randy Dixon, the director of the Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History came by our studio to play some amazing clips from Arkansas’ past fifty years.
Last Friday, the state Pollution Control and Ecology Commission discussed a new swine factory farm under construction in Newton County.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas says tax cuts and the proposed Steel Mill super project had lawmakers' attention last week.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, August 4, 2013
On this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we visit a cobbler, a saddlemaker and we hear music from Jed Clampit from inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says if you can’t find a yard sale around here during August…well, you’re not trying. At all.
Jim Harwell makes saddles in his shop in Prairie Grove slowly, but with quality. We spent an afternoon with him to see the tools of his trade.
"Leather Britches" by John Hartford
Finding out why, maybe, Lake Leatherwood is called Lake Leatherwood.
"Fine Corinthian Leather" by Charlie Hunter
Senator John Boozman offers some advice to Senator Mark Pryor and Congressman Tom Cotton on how to handle the election coming up next year. Former NWA developer Brandon Barber pleads guilty to three of the 27 charges levied against him, meaning he could serve up to 45 years and pay up to $1.5 million in fines. And, the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission celebrates 25 years in existence.
"Private Eyes" by Hall and Oates
