Arkansas and federal prosecutors sue Exxon-Mobil for its handling of the Mayflower oil spill. A plan to award associates degrees to transfer students with enough credits to do so moves forward. And, a new children's museum in Bentonville is announced.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, one town's museum is transformed from merely a warehouse into an inspirational space as unique as the town. Plus, solar-powered pizza and a Tour de Fun.
Eureka Pizza's Leverett Ave. store in Fayetteville is having solar panels installed on its roof this week by Sun City Solar. Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with Arkansas' Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford. And, the final installment of a two-part series on executive sessions hosted by Walmart last week. Today's report focuses on the company's international business.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas talks with Jay Bradford, Arkansas' Insurance Commissioner about the next step in the process that's part of the Affordable Care Act and the state's adoption of the private option.Two Democrats jump into the Arkansas Lieutenant Governor's race. ExxonMobil gets another extension on explaining why the Pegasus Pipeline ruptured in Mayflower. And Farm Bureau announces the 2013 Washington County Farm Family of the Year.
Commas, an art exhibit by Sam King that's on display now at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, is the featured exhibition in this month's visual arts round up.
Matt Mooney, the author of “A Story Unfinished: 99 Days with Eliot” and founder of 99 Balloons will have a book launch party and fundraiser at 7 p.m. tomorrow at The Rock House, which is located at 310 Arkansas Ave. in Fayetteville.Arkansas Highway Commissioner John Burkhalter has announced that he will run for a statewide office, but which one remains to be said. Blanche Lincoln talks about Mark Pryor's reelection chances. And summer temperatures are here to stay.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a report from inside the Walmart Shareholders' Meeting. Also, Leah and the Mojo Doctors stop by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio, we have our weekly conversation with Michael Tilley from The City Wire and more.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2016
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with House speaker designate Jeremy Gillam. Plus, we tour a compounding pharmacy in Johnson.
That's the question that Fabio Mendez, an economics professor at the University of Arkansas, sought to answer with his latest paper.
Depending on your musical taste, Becca Martin Brown suggests watching Murder By Death or The Pop Ups.
The saugeye, a hybridization of the walleye and sauger, is being introduced to the smallest lakes in Bella Vista.
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According to a study by the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, the number of adults getting immunized is up 300% from last year.
"True collaboration is that willingness to extend yourself to a new place but in a way that does not feel like anything has been given up," says singer-songwriter Tift Merritt. While collaboration between musicians of different genres is nothing new, it's difficult to do well. The album "Night," a collaboration between Merritt and classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein, does just that. Reviewer Katy Henriksen explores the collaboration in which classical composers like Schubert and Purcell connect seamlessly to Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," the folk traditional "Wayfaring Stranger," a Leonard Cohen inspired instrumental and much more to create a singular song cycle that could only come from these two musicians.
