We contiune our series on the University of Arkansas' efforts to become a more sustainable campus.
Ozarks At Large
Arkansas has an estimated five-hundred thousand uninsured adults. This week, Arkansas' Surgeon General, Dr. Joe Thompson, discussed how healthcare reform may affect that segement of the population.
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On this edition of Ozarks at Large, what coming healthcare reform might mean for Arkansas. Dr. Joe Thompson, the state's Surgeon General, discussed the new law during a luncheon yesterday in Fayetteville. On this edition, how we got to where we are with health care and the conversations Arkansans must have to determine what's next. Plus, biofuel on the University of Arkansas campus and more.Becca gives us a quick sketch of where this weekend's craft fairs will be set up and how to get there.
Art Tatum, Devil's Den State Park and more in our history capsule for October 13.
As a result of I-540's construction, the traffic on old highway 71 has been reduced dramatically and many of the businesses that thrived on that traffic have closed, but not all of them. As Luke Gramlich reports, one business is still welcoming visitors.
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As we continue our series on the University of Arkansas' efforts to be more sustainable, we learn how leftover cooking oil is being reused as fuel.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, what happens when snow and ice force a college to re-schedule finals…including putting finals after commencement? We'll talk to Ray Wallace with the University of Arkansas Fort Smith about how an ice storm can create problems with an academic calendar. And coffee isn't just for breakfast anymore…it's also for a canvas. We'll talk to some people making art out of coffee. And a conversation with Devon Powers. She's written about communication, social media and the commentary economy. She spoke on the University of Arkansas campus recently.
Improvements are set to take place and Bentonville airport, U.S. Senator Mark Pryor speaks out against aggression against Americans in Libya, and the women's Razorback golf team finishes its first tournament of the season.
"Time To Cry" by Blew Reed and the Flatheads
The Mid-South’s agriculture belt was cinched tight by this summer’s exceptional drought, but 2012 is looking to be an exceptional year for certain Arkansas wine grapes. We visit the Post Familie Vineyard near Altus and talk with state experts about this year’s “vintage” grape crop.
"Trying to Make it Over" by David Kimbrough, Jr.
The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith Unveils an artifact from Ground Zero in New York.
"Nothing But the Blues" by Mississippi Fever
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says a harbinger of fall is here.
