Meredith Martin Moats says being told to reduce stress can increase stress.
Ozarks At Large

Legislators dealt with bills about highway funding and tattoos. Plus new acquisitions at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Audio for news brief on Rep. Warick Sabin provided by David Cox.

A team of boys from northwest Arkansas is leaving for the prestigious Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup this weekend. They’ll play with teams from around the world. For more information about the event, visit www.dallascup.com.
The weather for the fourth day of spring break suggests indoor activities. Inside or out, Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has some suggestions.
Spring makes the Ozarks and Ouachita Mountains pop. We get tips about how and where to hike.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, October 11, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks: Michael Tilley from The City Wire gets us up to date on a wild news week…from new home sales numbers to a gubernatorial candidate's comments yesterday about Arkansas' private option. Plus, Rosco Bandana joins us in the studio, and we travel to Dardanelle to see the home of Tusk, the live mascot of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Roby Brock from TalkBusiness.net discusses the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll. Governor Beebe’s favorable numbers are high, but his influence on state legislative races might be small.
"Black Birds" by Ghost Orchard
Alma High School’s tech team is a four time national champion in the International Thespian Festival’s Tech Challenge. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas visited the Alma Performing Arts Center to meet with the team.
Last month, the Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Ann Rose, Melanie Palmer and Ray Palmer) performed inside Eleven, the restaurant at Crystal Bridges Musem of American Art. This is one of the songs from that September night, "Cold Morning Shout."
"Train on the Island" by Joy Kills Sorrow
Gustav Carlson is a Newton County native, and his graphic novels Backwood Folk and Eve of the Ozarks are set in the north Arkansas county.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, lists some of the Halloween events this week. Haunted houses, ballet, cemeteries, mayhem on a trolley and your chance to fire paintballs at the walking dead are all on the list.