Meredith Martin Moats recently sat down with a grandfather-and-grandson gardening team.
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The Arkansas legislature passed a long-sought-for bill to protect the interests of land owners on a large natural gas play in north central Arkansas, where more than 4,000 unconventional gas wells have been drilled. The measure was pushed by Arkansans for Responsible Gas Development.
The Arkansas House voted in favor of a federally backed expansion to Medicaid this morning, and the issue now moves on to the Senate for approval. The ruptured section of oil pipeline in Mayflower is removed. Fayetteville aldermen will issue a contract for the big parking deck project, and Bentonville elementary and middle school students put their pedals to the road.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: how states like Arkansas are handling greenhouse gas emission standards. Plus the hundreds of volunteers and thousands of hours of preparation for the Komen races in Rogers this month are stepping into high gear right about now.
Tartufi is a trio from San Francisco coming to Nightbird Books in Fayetteville tomorrow night. Their latest CD is “These Factory Days.” As OAL’s Katy Henriksen reports, the trio… made up of Lynne Angel, Brian Gorman and Ben Thorne… doesn’t always do things conventionally.Gloria Goodwin Raheja is a professor of anthropology at the University of Minnesota and spoke on the University of Arkansas campus this spring. Her upcoming book is titled Logan County Blues: Frank Hutchison in the Sonic Landscape of the Appalachian Coalfields, which explores the injustices committed by the coal mining companies against coal miners, and how the miners fought against the companies through music.
The creator behind a cable TV hit now fronts his own band and will be on Dickson Street tonight.
Concern over the long term effects of greenhouse gas emissions has led to changes in standards and states like Arkansas to pay attention to making sure the regulations set out in the Clean Air Act are met.
Senator John McCain was in Little Rock late last week, and he called President Obama's reaction to tension in Syria a failure of American leadership. Speaker of the Arkansas House Davy Carter wanted more time to explain the federally backed Medicaid expansion to constituents, so the vote was postponed until today. And Governor Mike Beebe speaks in favor of changes that are coming for some child welfare programs in the state.
Ahead on weekend Ozarks, the loss of both cursive and letter writing, the past and potential future of the Fayetteville Public Library, and a salute to April showers and all things rain related.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we take stock of some of the music made in 2013. Robert Ginsburg has his annual review of the year in jazz and Kevin Kinder joins Kyle in the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio for our annual comparison of our favorite music of 2013 lists.
Singer-songwriter Guy Clark talks to Bryan Hembree of 3 Penny Acre and Kyle Kellams about his career and new live CD in advance of his upcoming performance at Fayetteville Roots Festival.
For more information on the festival, log on to www.fayettevilleroots.com.
“Roscoe” by Bill Frisell
Jodi Beznoska of Walton Arts Center has details on the magic show by Australian James Galea, Charlie Daniels’ performance at the AMP and other upcoming events.
Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net talks to contributor Suzi Parker who’s covered the West Memphis Three case for years about the latest developments.
“New Orleans Instrumental” by REM
Yesterday afternoon, the University of Arkansas celebrated the construction of Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center, a facility that will offer a research and education platform to U of A students.
We go to the White River in Carroll County to watch Doug Powell launch his gorgeous handmade wooden kayak—a project chronicled by Benton County Daily Record’s David Dempsey, on the nwaonline.com photo blog.





