Arkansas unemployment figures, new puppy pens at Fayetteville Animal Shelter, Gordon Massie's visit to University of Arkansas and more - today on Ozarks at Large Half Time.
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Poet Matthew Henriksen visits KUAF's Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to talk about his book Ordinary Sun.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, a University of Arkansas student helps initiate a campus-wide composting project and Roby Brock takes a final look at the 88th General Assembly. The screening of a documentary on Newton County farmers concerned about the use of herbicides and staging of Shakespeare's Othello will take place in the U of A campus this week, and Wayne Bell talks about the discontinuation of All My Children and One Life to Live.
Written and produced by environmental anthropologist, Brian Campbell, the feature film profiles Ozark organic farmers and activists in Newton County struggling to protect their property and the Buffalo National River from herbicide spraying by Carroll Electric Cooperative on power line right-of-ways. Jacqueline Froelich speaks with Campbell and brings us a preview.Story Addendum: With regard to it's herbicide vegetation management program, Carroll Electric Cooperative says members have prioritized reliable service at an affordable cost. As for petition validation to secure a ballot position for elections to the board, every signature is validated by match to membership records--with only one signature per membership accepted.
Increase in e-filing of Arkansas tax returns, development of a low cost water-treatment system at the U of A, Northwest Arkansans' performance at the Boston Marathon and No Impact Man for the fall 2011 One Book, One Community project -- on Ozarks at Large Half Time today.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we learn how the University of Arkansas is converting oil from dining halls into fuel, and Bill Clinton's childhood home in Hope is dedicated as a national park facility. Also on the show, singer-songwriter Joe Purdy's performance in KUAF's Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.President Bill Clinton's childhood home in Hope, Arkansas was dedicated as a national park facility over the weekend.
On this spring fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, Governor Mike Beebe signs the redistricting legislation into law, and Northwest Arkansan micro-enterprises prepare to learn online marketing skills. Fayetteville gears up to celebrate Earth Day, and Amy Cappellazzo, deputy chairman of Christie's International, gives us a sneak peek into her next week's talk in Bentonville. Today's also the penultimate day of the KUAF Spring 2011 fundraiser.Deputy chairman of Christie's International Amy Cappellazzo discusses the effects of globalization on the growing market for post-war contemporary art.
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Sunday, January 12, 2014
Ahead on weekend Ozarks, how nurse practitioners will fill a potential shortfall of primary care physicians, the 2014 renovation plans for the Arts Center of the Ozarks, how Scrabble is being used as part of an annual fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Benton County, how one business is cashing in on the latest juicing craze and more.
The story of the first African American policeman in Fayetteville led two graduate students at the University of Arkansas to uncover other stories for their documentary Oak Cemetery: A Forgotten Place.
“Strong as Oak” by Watsky
The band Caroline Rose will perform during the weekend festival on Mulberry Mountain. Here, they perform "Roll On" inside our studio as the festival gets underway today.
at end of show: “Flying Dreams” by Birds of Chicago
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.
"All the Trees" by Curtis Harvey
Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling are seeking the Republican nomination for Arkansas Attorney General. You can see the entire interview here.
Memorial Day marks the opening of public swimming pool season across America. And this summer, an article about pools and race will be published in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, titled “Going off the Deep End: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Desegregation of Little Rock’s Public Swimming Pools.” Jacqueline Froelich spoke with author and historian John Kirk.
"Swans and the Swimming" by Iron & Wine
