Ozarks At Large
From fishing for a cure, cycling at Hobbs State Park and more, there are several opportunities to get out and enjoy the fall weather.
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, discusses health care and the federal shutdown with John Brummett, political columnist.Governor Mike Beebe speaks about potential effects the federal government shutdown will have on Arkansas, while the state Department of Health works out a deal with the USDA to keep a nutrition program running for now. And the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace begins open enrollment today even with the federal government shutdown in place.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, we meet an emerging Ozarks Marshallese community organizer. Plus, we talk to the author of "Arkansas Late in the Civil War."
Tonya Lewis Lee helped bring Christopher Paul Curtis' novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham to Tv this month. Tonight the film is being shown, for free, at Bentonville High School and today we talked with Ms. lee about the project that premiered earlier this month on the Hallmark Channel.
Years after, and miles south, of the well-known battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, the Civil War continued to be fought in central and southern Arkansas. David E. Casto writes about the fighting in his new book, Arkansas Late in the Civil War.
Melisa Laelan, the state’s first certified Marshallese court interpreter, is also organizing Arkansas’s first islander-operated non-profit group---the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese. Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses a Van Buren-based trucking company rejecting another unsolicited buyout bid, the results of a new study, and more in his weekly review of business and political news.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: how soup in Ft. Smith can help some area children have a better weekend. Plus students at the University of Arkansas will be in charge of soup, salad and everything else at the Crescent Hotel for an upcoming weekend. We also have a wrap up of the month ahead in visual arts and go to a church to learn more about how art and faith can be closely related.
For those of you about to BBQ, Becca salutes you...and offers tips on how to enjoy the festival. For those about to flee, she has advice on that, too.
"Loose Ends" by Josh Nelson
The start of October means it's almost time for another round of art and craft fairs. Kicking things off is an art sale that will benefit a new art museum in the Arkansas River Valley.
Jade Simmons will be a guest artist tomorrow night swhen the Fort Smith Symphony begins the 2010-2011 season. This morning she came to the Carver Center for Public Radio.
Despite the best efforts by the U.S. Treasury Department, counterfeit cash remains a big business. Seems every month we see, hear or read reports about false bills being passed on to unsuspecting Arkansans. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, if you take a bit of time, you can easily spot the fake bucks.
CEOs and chairmen of Tyson Foods Inc., and Walmart are among the newest inductees to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
