Ozarks At Large
The Arkansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial will be dedicated tomorrow in Little Rock.
New standardized public education testing will be tried in Arkansas public schools under the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, one million students across 18 states, including Arkansas, will participate in the “Next Generation Assessment” field tests.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire says the 188th Fighter Wing has recieved approval to spend to $12.5 million to build a facility that could help the unit become an ISR Center of Excellence.The university system's board voted yesterday to start offering online courses. And, the state departments of health and education partner on educating schools about the dangers of heat-related illnesses.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: a walk around the trails at Lake Fayetteville will take you past acres of charred land. We learn about the benefits of prescribed burns such as these. Plus not one, but two area towns are in the running to take over the March Madness bracket of the Greatest Southern Town. And, we climb a tree to visit the serene world of a children's treehouse, and get ready for Spring Break with options for movie lovers.
Trading on the popularity of the NCAA Tournament, the magazine Garden and Gun has its own bracket. This one pits southern towns against each other.
Wings, and other films, will be shown at area libraries during next week's Spring Break Vacation. Becca has a full list.
We go off into our own world with Josh Hart, a carpenter and owner of Natural State Treehouses, who builds play structures for people of all ages.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a report on the approved usage of E-Notarization in Arkansas. And we speak to an editor, a reporter, and a journalism instructor about the future of newspapers and journalism.
Temple GrandinDr. Temple Grandin—world-famous animal welfare scientist and autism "self-advocate"—talks to Ozarks At Large's Jacqueline Froelich about her life, research and being the subject of a much-acclaimed HBO biopic. She made an appearance in Fayetteville July 27th to deliver a public talk at the Pauline Whitaker Equine Center. Her visit was sponsored by Tyson Foods Office of Animal Well-Being, the University of Arkansas and the Northwest Arkansas Autism Support Group.
Visit www.templegrandin.com for more information.
Books can be a terrifying thing for the average college student. Not only because they'll have to memorize the immense amount of information inside the covers, but because they often come with a hefty price tag. Helping to make acquiring a book less expensive is a new rental program. Antoinette Grajeda reports.
Peter Lippincott's poetry is respected around the state and far beyond. This year the Arkansas Arts Council named him an Arkansas Living Treasure. We visited his studio in Fort Smith to ask him about the honor.
To here an exclusive online extended interview with Peter Lippincott click here.
"This Autumn's Ours" by Pat Martino
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