A bill to repeal the ban on firearms in churches advances to the state Senate today. U.S. Senator Mark Pryor announces the beginning of his reelection campaign, though its not starting quite yet. U.S. Senator John Boozman speaks out in favor of a plan to temporarily suspend the nation's debt limit on borrowing. And J.B. Hunt Transport Services announces a record fiscal quarter as it releases its fourth quarter 2012 financials.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Community Clinic celebrates its 100,000th patient. Also, Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas sits down with legislators to discuss what's next for the Arkansas Legislature. Plus, we take a look at the recent surge of second-hand stores in the area.A cooking lesson at the Bella Vista Public Library is on the menu for Becca's Wednesday entertainment picks.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Springdale continues a discussion on what the city may look like in the future. Jacqueline Froelich recently attended a study session dedicated to what may be next and she has a report. Plus Shannon Wurst’s fifth studio CD is ready for release and she gives us a preview and discusses her release party this weekend. And our tech ambassador, Tyrel Denison, gives us a list of what did…and did not…impress at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month.Two state lawmakers weigh in on the debate about proposed expansions to the state's Medicaid system as the 89th General Assembly begins its second week in session. The unemployment rate for the state rose in December, but a state economist says the increase is not statistically significant. And 2012 housing sales figures for Northwest Arkansas have been compiled; overall sales and median home prices are up in some areas, but not all.
Ahead on this special day of service edition of Ozarks, we take a look at some of our recently produced stories involving service to the community. We pay a visit to the Booneville Human Development Center,and we see a mural that few will ever see. We also visit the LifeStyles Car Wash, learn about a bicycling program at Bentonville Public Schools and witness a sack lunch program that feeds thousands in Fort Smith.Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks,Claudia Burson stops by the Firmin Garner Performance Studio to not only chat, but to also play the Mary Baker Rumsey Steinway piano. The University of Arkansas Fort Smith celebrates Arkansas Clarinet Week, and Kevin Kinder from NWA Newspapers on the lineup for this year's Wakarusa.Here's the list of our presidential songs, quotes and miscellany for our montage:
- President Dwight Eisenhower's farewell address on television on January 17, 1961
- President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address three days later.
- James Brown sings "Funky President."
- President Franklin Roosevelt's first fireside chat on radio on March 12, 1933.
- The band They Might Be Giants performing the catchy (and educational!) song "James K. Polk."
- Ronald Reagan speaks on June 12, 1987.
- Johnny Cash performs the standard "Mr. Garfield."
- Henry Fonda predates Daniel Day Lewis by more than 70 years in Young Abe Lincoln, directed by John Ford.
- The song "Peaches" by the band . . . The Presidents of the United States of America
- Herbert Hoover addresses voters in 1928. (bonus points if you knew that one)
With all of the acts announced for this year's Wakarusa music festival on Mullberry Mountain, Kevin Kinder of NWA Newspapers gives us his thoughts on this year's lineup.
Claudia Burson sits down at the Mary Baker Ramsey Steinway to play an original compostion for KUAF's Robert Ginsberg.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we look at the history of The Lincoln Echo, the last in a long line of African American newspapers in Arkansas. Plus, we speak with one of the cast members of 'I Love Lucy On Stage,' and we find out how Martin Greer makes his sweet treats.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses a sale of some former Whirlpool real estate in Fort Smith and the eventual arrival of Whole Foods in Fayetteville.
An undocumented Arkansas college student who traveled to Mexico to attain a nursing degree back in 2011, was forced to flee back across the U.S. border this winter, and risk arrest by immigration officials in order to save her own life. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, Marisol Soto somehow made it all the way back home to Pea Ridge, Arkansas. (Photo: Marisol, Andrea, and Marianna Soto)
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says this Mother's Day has more than enough choices for Mom. They're free, too.
"Born to Win, Part One" by Hurray for the Riff Raff
Our content partner KUAR in Little Rock is interviewing Arkansas' gubernatorial candidates. Today's conversation is with Curtis Coleman. An extended version of the interview is available here.
Cletus Got Shot will perform at the 2014 Artosphere Celebration and the Block Street Block Party next weekend.
