Becca Martin Brown gets us ready for The King and I in Rogers and an adaptation of Jane Austen in Fort Smith.
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Youth Home serves thousands of teens from around the state annually and now has a bit more financial stability. Early next month the organization called the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Inc. will hold its annual convention in Rogers. We talked to John Bircher, National Spokesman for the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Link: To learn more about the Military Order of the Purple Heart, visit www.purpleheart.org
Link: To learn more about the Military Order of the Purple Heart, visit www.purpleheart.org
In the first of our series on the deployment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, Cynthia Crone, the state’s insurance department deputy commissioner, explains the fundamentals, including getting an early look at Arkansas’s insurance exchange, now referred to as marketplace.Officials with hunger relief organizations in Arkansas express concern over recent efforts to remove SNAP funding from the federal Farm Bill. Central Arkansas leaders request information from ExxonMobil regarding a stretch of pipeline in the Lake Maumelle Watershed. The Arkansas House and Senate Education Committees discuss the new Common Core curriculum, set to take effect when schools start in about a month. And the Fayetteville Public Library board of directors moves forward with an offer to purchase the former City Hospital property.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a local artist aims to have more of his artwork in public places; from cockroaches to giant ants, the roles bugs play in films; the latest installment of Arkansongs and our daily conversation with Becca Martin Brown.
Hank Kaminsky will host a reception Thursday at the Fayetteville Town Center to introduce works of his to the public. He hopes some, if not all, of them will soon be in public spaces.
Plus, Goveror Mike Beebe advocates for more broadband in Arkansas’ public schools. Roby Brock has more in this week’s TalkBusiness Arkansas Update.Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin faces a lawsuit after allegedly failing to comply with the state's Freedom of Information Act. Governor Mike Beebe calls on more lawmakers to think less about slashing taxes and more about providing essential services and projects for Arkansans. And a new partnership between the Clinton School of Public Service, Walton College of Business and Rockfish Interactive hopes to encourage students to pursue public service through entrepreneurship.
On this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we learn more about the number pi, albeit casually. Plus, we meet Penelope the pet skunk, and we visit Springdale's hidden treasure.
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Friday, December 13, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, singer/songwriter Joe Pug stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Plus, Becca Martin Brown gets us caught up on what's been rescheduled for this weekend.
Rebuilding Together NWA completed the construction of a new home for a veteran and his family.
”Sunspots” by Bob Mould
The City of Fayetteville encourages business owners to prepare to register their businesses with the city to obtain a license. Jesse Fulcher, current planner for the city, gives details on the registration process and its benefits.
For more information, visit www.accessfayetteville.org or call 575-8308.
By treaty, Marshallese citizens may travel to, even live in the U.S. But now, certain U.S. lawmakers, including Senator John Boozman, have requested the State Department establish a screening protocol.
“Avalon” by Randy Newman
The U.S. Marshall's Museum receives a financial gift and the Razorback baseball team's season comes to a close.
If you need to recover from all of the fun you've had at Wakarusa, Becca says there is plenty of live music in the region tonight.
