Senator John Boozman and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack speak to the importance of Congress coming to a compromise on the Farm Bill on the last day before the August recess. Congressman Tim Griffin and the Sierra Club continue pushing ExxonMobil for more information regarding the Pegasus Pipeline rupture in Mayflower. And a signage project connecting the cities of Northwest Arkansas gets underway.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we travel back in time to take a look at the decade that was the 1980s, and The Jones Center closes in on two decades of existence and opens its services up to more than just families.
The season includes As You Like It and Spring Awakening. BMB has more.
The Jones Center in Springdale offered a “state of the center” advisory yesterday and offered a preview of events coming up in the next six months.
Following a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, two lawsuits are underway in Arkansas. KUAR's Karen Tricot Steward has more.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire helps us update our scorecard for the Arkansas ballot. He also goes deeper into the latest unemployment figures for the region.Senator John Boozman offers some advice to Senator Mark Pryor and Congressman Tom Cotton on how to handle the election coming up next year. Former NWA developer Brandon Barber pleads guilty to three of the 27 charges levied against him, meaning he could serve up to 45 years and pay up to $1.5 million in fines. And, the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission celebrates 25 years in existence.
Ahead on Ozarks, this region is a hotbed for a rare weather pattern called derechos. We talk to an expert forecaster about this interesting weather phenomenon. Last week, the Faiyetteville Public Library's board of directors voted to offer Washington Regional Medical Center $2 million for the City Hospital property just south of the library. We talk with David Johnson, the library's executive director, about the expansion proposal.
Becca Martin Brown tells us about Naturally Diverse Arkansas, the showcase exhibit that returns to the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum next month.
Meredith Martin Moats begins a book review series on Arkansas books, written in not so recent years.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, the Springdale School District recieves a nearly $26 million dollar grant. Plus, we take a tour of King Opera House in Van Buren.
Auditions for Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) Singers, an auditioned group of the region’s best choral singers, will be held this Saturday.
Dr. Jesse Casana, a University of Arkansas archaeologist, recently discovered evidence for the continuity of civilization at a time when all other ancient civilizations were collapsing. He talks to Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar about the details.
For more on what could’ve caused some of these ancient civilizations to collapse, click here.
“Oud Blues” by Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Ozarks at Large’s Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas talks to Katherine Brandt, a fellow Energy Corps member.
Youth Strategies, a faith-based local non-profit organization, helps at-risk adolescents improve their personal and professional lives.
More information on the organization is available on www.youthstrategies.org.
“Life of the Mind” by Club d’Elf
Dr. Bill Smith, our history expert, discusses odd presidential candidates from the 18th and 19th centuries.
