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Ozarks At Large
The idea of Community varies from person to person. A year long project at Fayetteville High School concludes with an open house showcasing juniors’ and seniors’ ideas of community as seen through each of their camera lenses.
The past week in Arkansas saw a visit from President Obama, hundreds of new jobs announced, and expansion plans for one decades-old stadium move forward. We have more in this morning's Week in Review.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Michael Tilley talks about a new owner for some long-abandoned real estate in Fort Smith, and the official announcement of a Whole Foods in Fayetteville. Plus, Cletus Got Shot gets ready to perform at a few festivals in the next month.
Cletus Got Shot will perform at the 2014 Artosphere Celebration and the Block Street Block Party next weekend. 
An undocumented Arkansas college student who traveled to Mexico to attain a nursing degree back in 2011, was forced to flee back across the U.S. border this winter, and risk arrest by immigration officials in order to save her own life. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, Marisol Soto somehow made it all the way back home to Pea Ridge, Arkansas. (Photo: Marisol, Andrea, and Marianna Soto)
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses a sale of some former Whirlpool real estate in Fort Smith and the eventual arrival of Whole Foods in Fayetteville.Exxon Mobil Corp. contributes $125,000 to the Arkansas Community Foundation to assist with long-term disaster recovery efforts in Central Arkansas. Two state legislators call for another financial impact analysis for the state's Private Option program, and postal workers across the state will collect food items Saturday for one of the larger food drives in the state.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 9, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn the differences between various types of Arkansas charter schools. Plus, a UA researcher receives a grant to study the genetic composition of diatoms.
Comic Book Stores and Libraries around the region will be participating in National Free Comic Book Day. 52 special editions are available this year. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas visited a participating venue and has this report.
"Batman Theme" by The Ventures
Jayme Stone's Room of Wonders will be playing about Northwest Arkansas and helped us kick off Artosphere by stopping by the studio.
Fourth District Representative Tom Cotton has been making the media rounds lately, and a recent article in Politico credits the Congressman with creating interest for a possible Senate run next year. Nancy Pelosi speaks in Little Rock, Arkansas' reputation for cycling improves, and outdoor events at tonight's First Thursday in Fayetteville are cancelled because of the unfavorable weather forecast, though the indoor shows go on.
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The Arkansas legislature passed Act 1160 this session intended to blunt animal rights activist incursions on factory animal operations. Although the Arkansas measure was mostly gutted, the intent reflects a growing “ag gag” movement. (Correction: a dozen bills have been proposed this year, not all have been enacted, as originally reported).
The Devil’s Eyebrow, near Beaver Lake, is formally dedicated as a natural area tomorrow. The land is home to several native species not found anywhere else in Arkansas.
