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Candy Lee Set to Release "The Gate"
Candy Lee will release her new CD "The Gate" later this month with a release party at Smoke and Barrel in Fayetteville. She let us listen to the CD early and performed in our studio as well.
To hear more from our time with Candy, click here
Quinn Montana
Quinn Montana wants people to think more about what they eat. Her new book is titled "Worship Your Food."
While in our studio Quinn Montana also discussed bad eating habits and the ease with which people can break those habits. You can hear that and more from our conversation here.
Full Show for Wednesday, August 11, 2010
On this edition of Ozarks at Large: Conversations about an eastern corridor through northwest Arkansas continue. Plus remembering Windy Austin, learning Facebook and an opera about Bill Clinton's boyhood.
Teaching Facebook
Social media websites like Facebook are no longer just a way for students to interact with classmates after class. Several businesses have now signed-up, logged in and are discovering ways to increase their audience all with a few strokes of a keyboard or clicks of the mouse. A new website created by two Fayetteville residents is offering tutorials for businesses new to the site.
More information is available by visiting weteachfacebook.com or facebook.com/WeTeachFB.
ADA Walk
It's been two decades since the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Several local organizations marked the occasion by hosting events throughout Northwest Arkansas. For more information about the Americans with Disabilities Act, visit ada.gov.
Quakers
Sunday mornings are tend to be peaceful across America as people of faith congregate in temples, churches and mosques to chant, pray, sing and reflect. But one religious community stands apart--because they worship mostly in silence. Jacqueline Froelich attends a local Quaker meeting and brings us their story. To learn more Quakers or to attend a meeting visit fayettevillefriends.org on the web and facebook.
Gordon Lightfoot Coming to Eureka Springs
Gordon Lightfoot brings his collection of songs like “Sundown” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” to Eureka Springs this month. He spoke with Ozarks at Large from his home. For more information visit theaud.org
CNN Rogers
It's great to have hometown pride, but it's even better when someone from outside your town recognizes its value. A local community has landed itself a top spot in a national ranking of the best places to live. To see complete list of the 100 Best Places to Live, visit CNNMoney.com.
Computers
The computer center at the Jones Center had it's official unveiling Aug. 5, after a grant helped pay for renovations. Ozarks at Large's Antoinette Grajeda was on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Full Show for Tuesday, August 3, 2010

On this edition of Ozarks at Large: How the University of Arkansas plans to enforce the statewide smoking ban on campuses, teens from Rogers learn at pottery camp, the University of Arkansas Fort Smith adds new programs, what we can learn from classical studies and more.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Thursday, March 13, 2014
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, though the next presidential election is more than two years away, some are already ready for HIlary. And as the Bentonville School District grows, so too does its course offerings. We visit a junior high school as students prepare for mountain biking. Plus, we learn about a Bentonville before Sam Walton.
More Children Homeless Than Before in Northwest Arkansas
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The 2013 Point-in-Time Homeless Census numbers show more children in grades K-12 are homeless in Washington and Benton counties in 2013 compared to previous years. To access data from the homeless census, visit, sociology.uark.edu.
Another Look Back at the Legislature
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In today's Week in Review, Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis reviews happenings in the state legislature from the past seven days.
Keeping Kids In Class
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A report released Thursday by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families shows that Arkansas schools rely heavily on out of school suspensions, with many districts punishing minorities at a higher rate than white students, thus limiting their learning opportunities. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas spoke with Jerri Derlikowski, Director of Education Policy for AACF and author of the report.
"A Willful Suspension of Disbelief" by Modest Mouse
Food For Sunday Hankerings
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Becca Martin Brown gives us a roundup of three local eateries, including a comfort food eaterie in Gentry, a pie shop in Fayetteville, and a plate of burgers and history in Evansville.
Folk Forces Come Together
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A concert including Still on the Hill, Outside the Lines, Trout Fishing in America and the Mike Sumler Trio may be sold out, but we have a preview of sorts from the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.