During a tour last week, guests were given a preview of what the completed museum will look like.
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On this edition of Ozarks, preserving stream sides in Northwest Arkansas and a preview of the Artosphere Festival Orchestra. Plus, a look at if e-books really better for the environment.
While fewer trees may be cut as physical books turn into digital ones, Ozarks at Large's Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas reports that the effect of e-books on the environment may not be as beneficial as you might imagine.Dr. John Perry of Stanford University and University of California, Riverside, spoke at the University of Arkansas earlier this week.
Ozark Poets and Writers Collective meet at Nightbird Books, UA Fort Smith Chorale Ensembles performances at the Fort Smith Convention Center and The Whigs at George's.
On this edition of Ozarks, heavy rains and thunderstorms keep much of Arkansas soaked and ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas) loses $3 million in funds allocation. Springdale School District looks at renewable energy to cut costs, local company develops software to improve exercise efficiency and a photography symposium awaits Eureka Springs.
On this edition of Ozarks, horses teach elementary school students to read and Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra wraps up its 2010-2011 season. Washington County officials look into implementing a county-wide emergency mass alert system and Arkansas State Hospital is charged with patient abuse. Also on today's show, poet Matthew Henriksen's conversation about his book Ordinary Sun.Poet Matthew Henriksen visits KUAF's Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to talk about his book Ordinary Sun.
Washington County officials have been looking into implementing a county-wide emergency mass notification system. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, it has to be the perfect fit.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, a University of Arkansas student helps initiate a campus-wide composting project and Roby Brock takes a final look at the 88th General Assembly. The screening of a documentary on Newton County farmers concerned about the use of herbicides and staging of Shakespeare's Othello will take place in the U of A campus this week, and Wayne Bell talks about the discontinuation of All My Children and One Life to Live.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville may be a secret for now, but it won't be for long. We'll explain why, and we find out how distance education will have a larger footprint in the University of Arkansas School of Law next fall.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, has a schedule of events if you welcome Bikes, Blues and BBQ’s arrival…and a schedule for getting away from town, too.
"Penny Drops" by The Delta Riggs
Kory Montgomery calls northwest Arkansas home, but he tours often. While he was in town recently, he came to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
U.S. Senator John Boozman calls for an international solution to remove and destroy chemical weapons in Syria with hopes for Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan to come through. And, the Department of Human Services plans to release HIV test results of three Pea Ridge students, even though one organization is suing DHS for what they deem a breach of patient privacy.
"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel
The Carroll County Mennonite Disaster Service Search and Rescue Team (MDS-SAR) is one of the first of its kind in the nation, and it's now fully embedded with secular emergency crews. We meet up with the team leader at a tri-county training session outside of Huntsville, and speak with MDS executive director about their religious tradition.
Jack Shaheen, author and movie critic, has examined more than 1,200 movies with characters from the Middle East. Hollywood's portrayals are often the same stereotypes.
Music from "Steamboat Willie"
