Ozarks At Large
Tom Vilsack, the country's Secretary of Agriculture, was the esteemed speaker of yesterday's Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture at the University of Arkansas. He took the opportunity to speak candidly with the standing room only crowd about short-, medium-, and long-term ag public policy goals, and about opening lines of communication.
Michael Tilley of The City Wire says that the latest tax revenue report for the city of Fort Smith has some good news, and the latest hospitality numbers in Northwest Arkansas look promising.We continue our series previewing this weekend's poetry festival at Nightbird Books. Katie Nichol grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota and says she started writing poetry when she was about 12 years old:
For the past few months there have been meetings, open to the public, to discuss making Fayetteville a city of compassion. We met with two of the organizers of the meetings to find out what it might take for a more compassionate place.
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Tom Vilsack, the country's Secretary of Agriculture, was the esteemed speaker of yesterday's Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture at the University of Arkansas. He took the opportunity to speak candidly with the standing room only crowd about short-, medium-, and long-term ag public policy goals, and about opening lines of communication.
This weekend more than 20 poets, both local and from out of town, will read their work during the Burning Chair Readings at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.Katy Hneriksen gives us a preview of this week's KUAF Sunday Symphony, as well as a look at this month's Community Cinema event at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Republican Attorney General runoff candidates discuss medical marijuana and the death penalty. Also, we take a look back at the desegregation of public swimming pools.
Sammy Davis Jr., Millwood Dam and more in our history capsule for December 8.
Becca continues to give us a list and check it twice for area events related to the holidays.
"Cold Turkey" by John Lennon
Last week cast and director from the upcoming production of Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some) talked with Kyle Kellams about the play in front of a live audience at the Fayetteville Public Library.
More from the session at the Fayetteville Public Library, including questions from the audience, can be heard here.
"Little Drummer Boy" by the Hoodoo Gurus
After nearly 14 years, an abandoned chemical factory along a river front in south Fayetteville has finally been cleaned up. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the parcel will likely become part of the city parks and trails system.






