
Ozarks At Large

Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Media gives a rundown of the many Earth Day activities scheduled around the region.

The Arkansas Senate followed the House's lead in passing a federally backed expansion of the state's Medicaid system, and all that remains is final approval from Washington. The Arkansas Governor's race gets a little more crowded with an official announcement by former Congressman Mike Ross. Arkansas' two Senators give their thoughts on the Gang of Eight proposed immigration reform package. A hearing is held today in Nebraska regarding the Keystone XL pipeline, and a Bentonville group wants to turn Fridays into bike days.



The Ozark Natural Science Center in Madison County announced a campaign today designed to keep it open.
Becca Martin Brown from Nortwest Arkansas Media ponders the definition of a jam rocker while reminding us that Umphrey's McGee will perform at George's Majestic Lounge tonight.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, October 28, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, new information about the New Madrid Fault. Plus, we spend time in a popular Northwest Arkansas pumpkin patch.
Roby Brock from talkbusiness.net recently talked with Shane Broadway, interim director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, about including more people in the Arkansas Lottery Scholarship program.
“Till Tom Special” by Charlie Christian
Becca Martin Brown, features editor for Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, assures us summer won’t last forever. She gives us a preview of the Benton County Fair.
First published 80 years ago, "I’ll Fly Away" by Albert Brumley, is one of the most recorded songs ever. A new foundation inspired by the song and its author will keep the song’s spirit alive for future generations:
For more information, visit the foundation's website here.
The University of Arkansas surpasses its 2012 fundraising goal, efforts to get Sunday liquor sales legalized move forward in Springdale, a group pushing for medical marijuana turns its additional signatures in to the state, and more.
"Vertigo" by Phillip Glass
The Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center officially opens today on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. More information is available at children.uark.edu.