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.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says there's many, many events happening in the area to keep us busy and happy.
"Anyone Else But You" by The Moldy Peaches
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center has a preview of the center's upcoming Broadway season.
The Los Angeles-based instrumental band El Ten Eleven performs tonight at JR's in Fayetteville. They talked with Kyle Kellams and Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar about their music and their "fight club" origins.
Austin, Texas-based Heartless Bastards performed "Skin and Bone" inside KUAF's Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
To watch a video of this performance, click here and here.
"Destinations" by Rahul Sharma
Fort Smith witnesses a decrease in homeless numbers. We take a look at the reasons behind the reported decrease.
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“20 Years” by The Civil Wars
