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Ozarks At Large
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In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.
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The state legislature finished business before getting ready to adjourn this year's fiscal session, and Peco Foods announces expansion in Arkansas. Those stories and more in this morning's week in review.
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Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, has a long list of St. Patrick's Day activities.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, April 18, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about traditional Native American ecological and cultural practices. Plus, we hear a roundtable discussion about recent political polling data for this year's statewide elections.
The Arkansas General Assembly moves forward with a controversial voter ID bill, education and education supporters rally against a proposal that would shift money from the state's general fund into highway construction, and Arkansas' U.S. Senate contingent speaks out about efforts to pass a federal budget.
"Verano Porteno" by Astor Piazzolla
The Walton Arts Center’s expansion plans for its Fayetteville campus continue to move forward after a city commission pledged several hundred thousand dollars to the project, with the possibility for more money at a later date.
Michael Vinson Williams’ book Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr studies the civil rights leader and the civil rights movement. The book was published by the University of Arkansas Press.
You can read more from Meredith Martin Moats at her blog
Becca Martin Brown says to get a feel for St. Patrick’s Day early, head to Dickson Street tonight for a performance by Sir James Galway.
Patricia Limerick has studied, taught and written about the American West’s relationship with extractive industries. She was on the University of Arkansas campus to speak as part of the Hartmann Hotz Lecture Series.