Don't put those skates away yet. Bentonville's downtown skating rink is extending the time you can get on the ice.
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Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks, how research being conducted in Fayetteville may reduce retail theft. Plus Lauren Embree's jewelry attracts attention from around the country and the world. Plus examining the sky over Benton County and the year's top Arkansas political stories and more.Lauren Embree's jewelry is featured in the latest issue of Martha Stewart Whole Living and her new showroom opens tomorrow. A big week, you might say. For more information visit www.laurenembreejewelry.com.
We emerge from the holiday shopping season, some of us, literally spent. And for thieves? The crowds served as good distraction to accumulate treasure. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports new technologies being developed at the UofA's RFID Lab will someday foil the robbers--but good.
On this edition of Ozarks, we take a closer look at a small family-owned company that researches and develops computer devices for those are disabled. Also, a local police department is hosting it's annual Polar Bear Plunge to support Special Olympics. Plus, Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net reviews the top business developments of 2010, we prepare for the Sugar Bowl and more.Hanging out with a large purple dinosaur is one of Becca's entertainment picks for today.
This edition of Ozarks at Large includes an update on the tornado damage from the New Year's Eve storms. Plus, our monthly collaboration with the Pryor Center places the spotlight on rockabilly legend Dale Hawkins, the Militant Grammarian returns, the Fayetteville Animal Shelter has a record-breaking 2010 and more.
Jacqueline Froelich once again delves into the stacks of the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History and pulls out an interview with the late Arkansas "Rockabilly" musician Dale Hawkins. The digitally taped interviews was conducted at Hawk's Nest Recording Studio in North Little Rock, January 16th, 2008 by Bob Cochran.
More information is available at pryorcenter.uark.edu.
Wind continues to be a big business in Arkansas. Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net talks to one company president about the state's role in the wind energy industry.
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Remembering Some of the People We Lost in 2013
On this special edition of Ozarks we hear again some of the voices we lost during 2013, including Bill Harrison, Curley Miller, Ivan Denton and Dick Renko.
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, makes his case for why Richard Nixon made as much a mark on American history as any figure in the last half of the 20th century.
A group protesting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in Oklahoma, including members from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and California, chain themselves to equipment at a construction site on the pipeline to prevent construction from moving forward. Officials in Central Arkansas lament a lack of access to documents related to the Mayflower Oil spill, leading to what they view as a lack of oversight. Rogers aldermen look to spend just more than $1 million on a trails project. And state officials draft a waiver that would allow the state to use federal Medicaid dollars for the state's so-called "private option" Medicaid expansion plan.
"Night Fight" by Tan Dun
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, talks to two legislators about Planned Parenthood and health exchanges.
A potential national designation for the White River has created concern among some Arkansas residents.
There are still four chances to see musicians from the Artosphere Orchestra in Fayetteville, Eureka Springs and Bella Vista.
"Extreme Ways" by Moby
