Senator John Boozman is still in the hospital after heart surgery earlier this week, but his condition continues to improve, and Fayetteville firefighters prepare to collect money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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The Take Back the Nigh March will take place tomorrow, the deadline to register for the Cesar Chavez Commemoration Dinner is Saturday, and more.
A new director for Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been named.
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A new study by AARP suggests a majority of older Arkansans favor legislation protecting older workers from age discrimination, and Bentonville aims to fill in some gaps in sidewalks with new rules for development.
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Northwest Arkansas Community College will stage The Giver this weekend and the tech crew has been at work on the production for some time.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says movies, art and more are geared toward teens this week.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 9, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn the differences between various types of Arkansas charter schools. Plus, a UA researcher receives a grant to study the genetic composition of diatoms.
Arkansas is losing ground in the fight against child poverty and those on the front lines of this battle are often educators.
"Still Would Stand All Time" by Prince
Dr. John Perry of Stanford University and University of California, Riverside, spoke at the University of Arkansas earlier this week.
"Duke of Earl" by Ken Boothe
Becca reminds listeners that this is weekend is the last opportunity to catch several productions throughout the region.
"Radio GaGa" by Queen
Jura Margulis offers a preview of his concert in Bentonville next month that is devoted to the music of Franz Liszt.
Heavy rains, floods, winds and twisters this past week have taken a toll on the state's parks and forests.
“Before the Deluge” by Moving Hearts