Ozarks At Large
The Springdale School District is educating its students about how to stay safe on social media, the Fayetteville City Council will consider regulations regarding parking boots on cars in privately owned parking lots in the Downtown Entertainment District, the University of Arkansas is ranked as one of the fastest growing public research universities in the country and several small town museums in the area get a little help in the form of grants.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, we take a closer look at soybean research in the Natural State. Plus, we mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.Those are the respective years that 3 music producers have been hosting jazz and blues shows on KUAF. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas speaks with Robert Ginsberg, Paul Kelso and Daniel Estes about how they got their start and what motivates them to keep going during the launch of our series, 3 People.
Pickin' Post host Mike Shirkey discusses his long-time relationship with music.
In 1963, Al Kuettner covered the March on Washington and Dr. King's speech on August 28, 1963. In 2007, he talked to Ozarks at Large about that day. His memoir is titled March to a Promised Land and was published in December, 2006. He died in May 2009.
Becca Martin Brown gives us a roundup of concerts within a few hours of driving from Northwest Arkansas.
Jacqueline Froelich takes us to Mulberry, Ark., where a new factory is processing a special variety of Arkansas-grown non-GMO soybeans into edamame, a popular Asian appetizer and snack. (Photo: American Vegetable Soybean & Edamame co-founder and CFO Raymond Chung)Agricultural production represents a sizable portion of the Arkansas economy, and a major part of that production involves soybeans. Timothy Dennis takes a look at how researchers at the University of Arkansas produce soybean varieties that allow the state's farmers to keep track with trends in the marketplace.
Arkansas native Daisy Bates was one of the featured speakers at the 1963 March on Washington, which happened 50 years ago today. Meanwhile, the Rogers city council last night approved an ordinance allowing liquor-by-the-drink licenses to be issued in the city. And the Fayetteville city council will consider limiting noisy construction activity by private developers.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with the CEO of Arkansas Children's Hospital. And we experiment with a new app that selects a color palette based on a song.
Carroll County may be the last in Arkansas to not have a rural public water supply due to focused opposition. But a final solution--vetted by the new Public Water Committee of the Carroll County Quorum Court, is in the works. (Photo: County Map displayed at County Headquarters)
Later this month, the Literacy Council of Benton County will host its 7th annual Scrabble Wars fundraiser.
at end of show: "Do You Realize" by The Flaming Lips
Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Mark Darr yesterday was adamant that he would not resign in the face of a number of ethics violations, though some state legislators say that impeachment proceedings are likely to occur. The Sebastian County Quorum Court has laid preliminary plans for expanding the county's Emergency Medical Service headquarters in Greenwood. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics posts November jobless numbers for Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro areas. And, the U of A Women's Basketball Team makes it onto a Top-25 list.
"Lose Yourself to Dance" by Daft Punk
A legislative Joint Performance Review Committee Meeting held yesterday in Little Rock addressed how a $4 million deficit could occur in the University of Arkansas' Advancement Division. Michael Hibblen from our content partner KUAR has this report.
The Arts Center of the Ozarks fixes the roof, plans for 2014.






