Volunteers and photographers who participate in Help Portrait NWA creates portraits for those in need. Ozarks At Large
Volunteers and photographers who participate in Help Portrait NWA creates portraits for those in need. 
Arkansas residents across the state continue to recover from last weekend’s massive winter storm. But did you know that during a declared emergency, certain state laws go into effect, to protect you from crooks? The Economic Policy Institute and the AFSCME release a report, Greenwood residents approve a sales tax increase, and more.
On this edition of Ozarks, what happens when snow and ice force a college to re-schedule finals…including putting finals after commencement? We'll talk to Ray Wallace with the University of Arkansas Fort Smith about how an ice storm can create problems with an academic calendar. And coffee isn't just for breakfast anymore…it's also for a canvas. We'll talk to some people making art out of coffee. And a conversation with Devon Powers. She's written about communication, social media and the commentary economy. She spoke on the University of Arkansas campus recently.
The winter storm last week altered the finals exam schedule for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith.
A fire broke out and was quickly contained yesterday in a non-nuclear section of Arkansas Nuclear One in Russellville. Greenwood is holding a special election today for a sales tax that would help the city provide more space for its police department. Wlamart announces the next CEO of its international division. And Bank of the Ozarks announces plans to merge with a Texas-based banking operation.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about undergrounding. Plus, a conversation with the author of "Hanging On Upside Down: The Life and work of Marianne Moore."
Linda Leavell has long studied the poetry of Marianne Moore. As it turns out, Moore was among a group of artists that included Alfred Stieglitz.
Ankur Singh spent part of his freshman year of college traveling the country, asking high school students about learning. His documentary about the experience will be screened tomorrow night on the University of Arkansas campus.
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Monday, March 17, 2014
On this St. Patrick's Day edition of Ozarks, a conversation with Christopher Leonard, author of “The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business.”
The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs was shuttered nearly a month ago. But as Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis reports,a last-minute fundraising effort means that the threat of foreclosure has abated, at least for the time being.
Seven years ago, the Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District, which serves Boone, Carroll, Newton and four other counties, purchased an old leaky landfill and hauling company, near Mountain Home, to centralize district trash collections. Board members envisioned making the necessary ecological repairs and paying off the note within 15 years. Instead, in late November they voted to abandon the project.
"St. Louis Blues" by Mills Brothers
Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers brings us a list of events for adults and a list for bored children, including an exhibit today and tomorrow at the Bentonville Public Library, and country music tomorrow night at George's Majestic Lounge.
Robert Ginsburg, host of KUAF’s Shades of Jazz, has his own list of favorite music recorded and performed in 2012.
at end of show, "The Tide is High" by Blondie
Senator John Boozman hopes to create new agriculture legislation in 2013, although Arkansas' junior senator rejected the 2012 Farm Bill in June. A walk of fame honoring Arkansans who have been successful in the entertainment business could soon be coming to Fayetteville. And Fayetteville aldermen will take a look at updating the city's electronic signage ordinance.
“January” by Thurston Moore
