
Ozarks At Large

Congress is considering reinstating Medicaid coverage for so-called Compact of Free Association Migrants living in the United States. The entitlement was cut back in 1996. Affected would be residents of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau and The Republic of the Marshall Islands--including thousands of Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas.

Arkansas' U.S. Senators speak out about the recent Justice Department probe into the IRS audits of conservative groups. The only candidate for next year's Arkansas Attorney General race says that if elected, he would defend controversial legislation passed this year by the Republican-controlled 89th General Assembly. Arkansas State University tells Bill Halter to "cease and desist" his campaign use of the phrase "Arkansas Promise." The director of the state's education department says that fewer dollars will be available next year for state scholarships. And the city of Fayetteville gets federal grant money for continuing paved trails around Lake Fayetteville.


One Little Rock author has come out with a children’s book she hopes will help parents bring their child’s early educational experiences to life.
Jersusalem Jackson Greer author of "A Homemade Year," is among the 14 writers at this year's Books in Bloom in Eureka Springs.
As we continue our series on summer camps, we explore options for dance and music camps in the area including a NWA Conservatory of Classical Ballet
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Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, three things to know about giving during this month dedicated to philanthropy. And we'll celebrate this month also dedicated to writing novels with a Sunday morning montage in honor of authors and writing.
During the first TEDx Fayetteville event held in March, Suri Surinder chose to talk about leadership during his eighteen minutes on stage. He says that good leadership can be measured by scientific means.
With Martha Shoffner's resignation as state treasurer still fresh, Governor Mike Beebe prepares to name a replacement. That's just one of the stories that Roby Brock of our content partner Talk Business Arkansas brings us in his weekly update of the last seven days of business and political news.
Doctor Edmond Harris, a professor of mathematics at the University of Arkansas, talks with Christina Thomas about the special nature of the simple prime number five.
Here are the selections for our montage dedicated to the number five:
"Beethoven's Fifth" as performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
George Brett (#5 for the Kansas City Royals) hits a home run in the 1984 All-Star Game
The Vogues sing "Five O'clock World"
How to use the fifth amendment in a congressional hearing
School House Rock's take on the number five, as sung by native Arkansan Bob Dorough
A scene from the Britich series MI-5
The Fifth Dimension sings "One Less Egg to Fry"
Jach Nicholson orders breakfast his way in Five Easy Pieces
Lou Bega's dance hig "Mambo No. 5"
Jack Lord gives his famous line from Hawaii 5-0
Apologies to: Joltin' Joe DiMaggio, Brooks Robinson, the chemical element boron, Kurt Vonnegut, the Pentagon and Subway restaurants with their five-dollar-footlong jingle.
Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers says that Scooby and Shaggy will be in Fayetteville Tuesday and Wednesday.