Two state lawmakers weigh in on the debate about proposed expansions to the state's Medicaid system as the 89th General Assembly begins its second week in session. The unemployment rate for the state rose in December, but a state economist says the increase is not statistically significant. And 2012 housing sales figures for Northwest Arkansas have been compiled; overall sales and median home prices are up in some areas, but not all.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this special day of service edition of Ozarks, we take a look at some of our recently produced stories involving service to the community. We pay a visit to the Booneville Human Development Center,and we see a mural that few will ever see. We also visit the LifeStyles Car Wash, learn about a bicycling program at Bentonville Public Schools and witness a sack lunch program that feeds thousands in Fort Smith.We welcome back our tech ambassador to discuss this month’s Consumer Electronics Show, the annual showcase for what’s next in the digital world.
The Springdale Downtown Alliance funded Alta, a national landscape architecture firm which specializes in green infrastructure to design master plan rooted in stakeholder concepts. A charrette was held at Jones Center on Wednesday to present three possible concepts.Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks,Claudia Burson stops by the Firmin Garner Performance Studio to not only chat, but to also play the Mary Baker Rumsey Steinway piano. The University of Arkansas Fort Smith celebrates Arkansas Clarinet Week, and Kevin Kinder from NWA Newspapers on the lineup for this year's Wakarusa.Here's the list of our presidential songs, quotes and miscellany for our montage:
- President Dwight Eisenhower's farewell address on television on January 17, 1961
- President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address three days later.
- James Brown sings "Funky President."
- President Franklin Roosevelt's first fireside chat on radio on March 12, 1933.
- The band They Might Be Giants performing the catchy (and educational!) song "James K. Polk."
- Ronald Reagan speaks on June 12, 1987.
- Johnny Cash performs the standard "Mr. Garfield."
- Henry Fonda predates Daniel Day Lewis by more than 70 years in Young Abe Lincoln, directed by John Ford.
- The song "Peaches" by the band . . . The Presidents of the United States of America
- Herbert Hoover addresses voters in 1928. (bonus points if you knew that one)
With all of the acts announced for this year's Wakarusa music festival on Mullberry Mountain, Kevin Kinder of NWA Newspapers gives us his thoughts on this year's lineup.
Claudia Burson sits down at the Mary Baker Ramsey Steinway to play an original compostion for KUAF's Robert Ginsberg.
The University of Arkansas Fort Smith's latest selection for the "Read This" program is the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon.Thursday is Arkansas Clarinet Day. As part of the celebration, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will host internationally acclaimed clarinetist Guy Yehuda. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with him prior to his recital and master class.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large,a report on former president Bill Clinton's address on the Affordable Care Act from his Presidential Library yesterday. And, we visit a local bike shop to learn what it takes to get back on a bicycle after not riding for years.
The first phase of Fayetteville High School recently received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver accreditation. Nordex USA plans to pay $2.5 million back to the state after failing to meet employment expectations set when the company accepted state development money. And, today is the day of the special run-off election to fill a vacancy on the Springdale City Council.
"Sugar Hips" by Hank Mobley
For more than a hundred years, county extension agents have worked within communities teaching the art and science of canning. Jacqueline Froelich --who has preserved blueberries, applesauce and okra pickles--takes us to the Washington County fair to meet extension agent Linda Chappell.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, examines the state's business and political news from the past week.
Last week, the Arkansas Public Service Commission in Little Rock heard heated arguments for and against a proposed 60-mile long high-voltage interstate transmission line on Benton and Carroll Counties. In an unusual move, the APSC's administrative law judge on Friday decided to suspend the hearing to have more time to consider the case. (Photo by Richard Quick)
"Tiger Tiger" by El Ten Eleven
