
Ozarks At Large

Yesterday, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration officials yesterday outlined Governor Mike Beebe's budget priorities to state legislators. Funding for the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid could be in danger after a special election for state Senate yesterday. And the University of Arkansas Fort Smith is in the process of developing its its first Master's degree program.



Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there is still more to be learned about the Stieglitz collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Though Arkansas is still 30% above the rest of the nation, the state is finally seeing declining rates when it comes to new lung cancer diagnoses and moralities due to lung cancer. We hear from Dr. Gary Wheeler with the Arkansas Department of Health.


Sabrina Billings, an Assistant Professor with the department of African and African American Studies at the University of Arkansas, has spent years researching her new book Language and Globalization in the Making of a Tanzanian beauty Queen.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, March 31, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a preview of an upcoming grief seminar for bereaved parents. Also, Fort Smith releases an annual report on its homeless community.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers discusses a visit from author Amy Stewart who wrote "Wicked Plants," and other things that must be done this weekend.
Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar visited the site of University of Arkansas’ very own community garden earlier this week and has this report.
“Circus” by Garage Atrois
Tim Coldwell, one of the co-founders of Circuz Oz, speaks with Antoinette Grajeda about his career and what inspired him to start his own circus.
“Circus” by Melanie Laurent
…one with kids, one without. Becca Bacon Martin with Northwest Arkansas Newspaper, elaborates.
“Mon-Ti” by Tito Puente
To celebrate Ozarks at Large’s 22nd anniversary, we’re bringing you stories about interesting pairs.
Today, Liam and Harmless T, a father-son juggling duo, visit KUAF to talk about their story.
To hear more of this conversation, click here.
“Karmacoma” by Massive Attack