No matter how hard some may try, money is inescapable. We use it to buy stuff, and most often we pay taxes with it. Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis takes a look at news stories related to citiesí tax revenue from the past week.
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The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission waits for more input before deciding whether to give $1 million to the U of A, but the commission gives out more than $145,000 to a number of other groups. State officials work to close a funding gap in Arkansas' Medicaid system, and the city of Fort Smith takes another look at zoning for sexually oriented businesses.
David Shipler, author of the book “The Working Poor” spent time in northwest Arkansas last month for the annual One Book, One Community event. During his visit he participated in a public discussion at the Fayetteville Public Library.
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Crystal Bridges of American Art in Bentonville is one year (and one day) old today. We take a look back at the museum's last twelve months.
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The Great American Smokeout is this Thursday. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Rhonda Brammell of the American Cancer Society about the national day aimed at encouraging smokers to quit.
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Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we'll hear wedding bells in our Sunday Morning Montage, and we'll talk about talking about faith. And, we visit two different buildings in downtown Fayetteville that have been around for about three-quarters of a century.
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin is one of three members of the State Board of Apportionment responsible for redrawing 100 House Districts and 35 Senate Districts based on the population shift in the 2010 Census.
Metal band Sevendust stops by George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville.
Last year’s one-day event expands to a whole weekend of musical performances.
Music inside this story, in order, included: “Country Boy/City Boy” by Chatham County Line…”Black Diamond Strings” by Guy Clark”…”Home in the County” by Mark Bilyeau…”Margarita” by Rebecca Loebe and, after the piece, “Amaranth” by The Honey Dewdrops.
Links: www.fayettevilleroots.com and www.feedfayetteville.org.
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An annual tomato-tasting event will be hosted this weekend by Ozark Slow Food at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.
“Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
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