Becca reminds us Rogers Historical Museum and Shiloh Museum of Ozark History have new exhibits on the way.
Ozarks At Large
The Arkansas House yesterday finally secured the required supermajority to pass the appropriations bill for the Private Option expansion of Medicaid. And, state revenue comes in below forecast for February.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, Davy Carter, Speaker of the Arkansas House, talks with Roby Brock about the continuing process to decide funding for the Private Option. And Jim DePriest, a deputy Attorney General for Arkansas, explains how his office combats potential fraud against seniors.
Dayton Castleman's multi-media installation titled "Coin" will soon be on display at Fort Smith Regional Art Museum.
The Arkansas Attorney General's office says fraud, especially schemes aimed at seniors, continues.
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department continues to deal with iced-over highways across the state, while an annual tree-planting event gears up for this year's event set for this weekend.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, several Arkansas towns have been identified by the University of Arkansas to participate in a sustainability report card program. We speak with Michelle Halsel, managing director of the Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas to find out about the program. Plus, the idea of Southern Art History; how we talk about it depends on how we define it.Rachael DeLue was recently in northwest Arkansas and while here talked to us about the concept of southern art...and if that can even be defined.
Roby Brock has plenty of financial numbers for Arkansas-based businesses in his regular weekly recap.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, April 28, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how lasers have gone from a phenomenon on The Jetsons to a part of daily life. We speak with a Stanford University professor who has been teaching about the light-emitting device since 1969. Plus, annual hospitality awards in the Arkansas River Valley honor those who serve and take care of the public.
Jodi Beznoska of Walton Arts Center has a few ideas for Halloween and on how we can spend our time enjoyably over the next few weeks.
Political bloggers Jason Tolbert and Michael Cooke discuss the job approval ratings of the 3rd and 4th District Congressmen.
Click here to listen to more of this conversation.
Jason Suel and Jules Taylor with the Seedling Film Association visited KUAF to discuss their upcoming “An Affair to Remember” gala later this week and Offshoot Film Festival later this month.
Many crafts-related events are lined up this week. Becca has the details.
“Surfin’” by Ernest Ranglin
The campus community is invited to a free vegetarian “Langar Lunch,” based on the Sikh free-kitchen concept, this Friday starting at noon.
To RSVP, email Dr. Nick Brown at nick.brown@uark.edu.
