Warm weather is just around the corner...and so are chances to enjoy it.
Ozarks At Large
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says area libraries are assisting Cupid this year.
Last week a panel discussion about health care on the University of Arkansas campus included different philosophies regarding health care.
In 1980, more than 125,000 Cubans fleeing Fidel Castro's communist regime were boatlifted to America and processed at military compounds including Fort Chaffee in Arkansas. Among the population were gay Cubans and prisoners that Castro had purged from his prisons. The Cubans were widely portrayed by the press as criminal—a stigma that's persisted. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, historians are working to clarify the record. Photo: "Task Force Commander, Colonel Don E. Karr with Cuban refugee family"--Courtesy Fort Chaffee Museum
The biennial fiscal session of the Arkansas Legislature began yesterday, leading with talks about the Private Option and preventing a special election for Lt. Governor. USA Truck's most recent earnings report still shows continued, but shrinking losses. And the special election regarding a rural ambulance service district in Benton County is today.
Ahead on Ozarks, four legislators from northwest Arkansas discuss the fiscal session that begins today in Little Rock. They’ll examine the chances the private option is or isn’t funded by the time lawmakers adjourn. We’ll also get a small preview of some of the musicians heading to Fayetteville this summer for the fifth edition of the Fayetteville Roots Festival.
The fifth edition of the Fayetteville Roots Festival is bringing dozens of musicians to the region this summer.
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, looks back at a week that included new inductions to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame and conversations about political tax plans.
Four legislators from northwest Arkansas discuss what they expect from the coming weeks in Little Rock.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, March 24, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, upgrades to a nearly decade-old program are designed to more effectively connect consumers with local farmers. Plus, the deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is on the horizon. We learn about the consequences of failing to enroll in coverage.
It was a year ago this week that an oil spill created a major disruption in an Arkansas town.
Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there is a wide range of music (some of it free) this week.
This month, visitors to a bustling Bentonville square can step inside the Visitor's Bureau to take in the serene landscapes of pastel artist Judy Howard.
"These Foolish Things" by Lennie Tristano, and at end of show: "Come on Down to New Orleans" by Dwayne Dopsie and The Zydeco Hellraisers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released statewide jobless numbers Friday, showing a slight improvement to the unemployment picture in Arkansas. And Washington County records dating to before 2009 are now available online after necessary redactions were made.
"Everyone Else But You" by The Show Ponies
Talk Business Arkansas' Roby Brock discusses Simmons First National Corporation's acquisition of Delta Trust & Bank in his weekly business and political news update.
