University of Arkansas genocide scholar Dr. Samuel Totten talks with Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar about his book on the Darfur genocide, the ongoing mass killings in Nuba Mountains in Sudan and how we can effect change.
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Investigation continues into a chemical accident that took place this week at a Tyson plant in Springdale.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, hundreds of pets affected by the Joplin tornado find new homes and Wayne Bell gives us several reasons to look forward to July. A community-based ensemble perform for the annual Red, White and Blooms concert and the 46th annual Daisy National BB Gun Championship match will be held this weekend in Rogers.Ozark Poets and Writers Collective at Nightbird Books, and music performances all over northwest Arkansas.
Mule-jumping, goat-cart racing, and jig dancing are just some of the many attractions the 17 year-old festival has to offer.
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On today’s edition of Ozarks, a proposed measure to ban smoking in all Fayetteville city bars fails to gain ground and the latest on Apple’s iCloud service. Plus, a local Sam’s Club works to reduce waste as part of Walmart and Sam’s Club’s ultimate goal of a zero-waste future.
As our Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas reports, Walmart and Sam’s Club look at innovative ways to create a sustainable, zero-waste future.Yesterday, the Fayetteville City Council voted on an amendment to an ordinance that proposed to ban smoking in all city bars. The measure failed due to the lack of enough support from the council. Alderman Mark Kinion speaks about his decision to vote against the proposed amendment.
A proposed smoking ban in city bars, recent developments in a 1995 abduction case, highway improvements plans, improvement in Arkansas' 2010 GDP, etc. -- on today's Ozarks at Large Half Time.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, those amphibious harbingers of spring--frogs and toads--are being counted all over Arkansas. We'll find out how the frog watch works, and if the number of frogs in the state is diminishing. And, the AMP is being prepared for its first show. The seats aren't in yet, but work is going on almost around-the-clock to meet a June 1 completion date.
In just one minute Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers give us advice on how to spend our entertainment time.
Gretchen Parlato last month was named female vocalist of the year by the Jazz Journalists Association. Friday night she’ll open the 2012-13 Starlight Jazz Series at Walton Arts Center with two performances. Last week she talked with Robert Ginsburg, host of KUAF’s Shades of Jazz program.
There will soon be many more trees near Mount Comfort Road in Fayetteville, and officials in Springdale further plans for a zoning overlay district near Arvest Ballpark.
"In Between Days" by The Cure
According to a U.S. Census Bureau report released last week, in 2010 and 2011, close to 15 percent of Americans were living under the federal poverty line, but in Arkansas, that number was as high as 17 percent. The state has consistently ranked among the states with the highest rates of poverty. On Ozarks at Large this week, we are examining Arkansas' poverty problem.
Today, Ozarks at Large's Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar finds out about who is most likely to be poor in Arkansas. We also learn more about the myths that surround poverty and the poor.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Neil Compton. From his Bentonville home, he led the effort to keep the Buffalo River natural. The campaign eventually led to the river's designation as the nation's first national river. A new exhibit at the Peel Mansion and Compton Gardens is devoted to his life.
"Casting Presbyterian Style" by Mark Isham
