
Ozarks At Large


Patricia Limerick has studied, taught and written about the American West’s relationship with extractive industries. She was on the University of Arkansas campus to speak as part of the Hartmann Hotz Lecture Series.
Michael Vinson Williams’ book Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr studies the civil rights leader and the civil rights movement. The book was published by the University of Arkansas Press.
You can read more from Meredith Martin Moats at her blog
The Walton Arts Center’s expansion plans for its Fayetteville campus continue to move forward after a city commission pledged several hundred thousand dollars to the project, with the possibility for more money at a later date.
The Arkansas General Assembly moves forward with a controversial voter ID bill, education and education supporters rally against a proposal that would shift money from the state's general fund into highway construction, and Arkansas' U.S. Senate contingent speaks out about efforts to pass a federal budget.


For the Ford Foundation and the University of Arkansas, this winter marked the end of a long relationship that brought more than 500 international fellows to campus.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, October 7, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks…an algae with a funny nickname…didymo…has been found in the White River watershed. The plan to keep it form spreading has been put in motion. And writing a book through facilitated communication: Holly Fields explains how her non-verbal daughter, Stephanie R. Marks, wrote the book "Paula’s Journal: Surviving Autism."
Cotton is the “fabric of our lives,” so they say. But it’s also a major export crop in Arkansas. But how does it grow? Is it a perennial? Do the cotton flowers smell like fresh laundry? Jacqueline Froelich takes us to a local field and talks cotton with the state’s top expert.
“Cotton” by: Lightin' Hopkins
Houndstooth Clothing Company, a Fayetteville shirt-making company, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. More information is available at Houndstooth.com.
“In a Cotton Shirt” by: Jimmy Driftwood
It's not uncommon to see clothing being shot into the stands using a T-shirt cannon at various sporting events. Antoinette Grajeda and Kyle Kellams recently took a trip to Arvest Ballpark to test out the Northwest Arkansas Natural's T-shirt gun. More information about the Nats is available at NWANaturals.com.
Christina Thomas visits with a Northwest Arkansas woman who grows her own cotton and then weaves it into fabric. For more information: NWAHandweaversGuild.com.