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Friday, February 28, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: it has been 60 years since the largest-ever nuclear weapons test by the United States took place on the Marshall Islands' Bikini Atoll. Today, many Marshallese, including several northwest Arkansas residents, are marking the anniversary of the Castle Bravo Blast. Plus, Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers gets us ready for the weekend, Michael Tilley from The City Wire helps us analyze the week's news, and more.
Two northwest Arkansas County Solid Waste Districts, along with seven others statewide, are pinning their hopes on Arkansas legislators to help them collect a special fee to offset the cost of certain operations. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
"Tomorrow is Already Here" by Stereolab
Walmart announced today a five-step plan to make a healthy diet more affordable. The announcement was made in Washington DC with the First Lady. For more information, visit www.walmartstores.com/nutrition/
Michael Tilley from www.thecitywire.com discusses this week's news that hundreds of new jobs are headed to Fort Smith.
"Why Don't You Tell Me So" by Tony Rice
This week's film score spotlight is on music from The Illusionist.
KISS, the XV Club and more in our history capsule for January 20.