Ozarks At Large

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Monday, February 24, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, the types of food establishments--restaurants, convenience stores, grocers, fast food businesses--that surround a school have an impact on childhood obesity. We speak to two U of A System Division of Agriculture researchers who make that claim. Plus, Habitat for Humanity Washington County completes its 50th home, Roby Brock has his Talk Business Arkansas update, Becca Martin Brown tells us What's Up, and more.
Singer-songwriter Marshall Mitchell is set to perform next Tuesday in the Music on the Mountain series on the campus of the Mt. Sequoyah Conference and Retreat Center in Fayetteville. To listen to more of this conversation, click here. Website: www.marshallmitchell.com.
The group, “Keep Dollars in Benton County” last month launched a petition initiative to legalize alcohol sales. We talk with the group’s spokesperson, as well as with the mayor of Harrison, in Boone County, which passed a similar measure in 2010.
“Lester Leaps In” by Count Basie
The school, which serves people with special needs, made an announcement about new acquisitions made with community support.
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Deadly storms hit southern Missouri; wildfires plague parts of southern Arkansas; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Leap Frog” by Charlie Parker